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AAUW American FellowshipsThe American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research. Candidates may apply for only one three specific awards. Former recipients of these awards are not eligible to apply for additional American Fellowships or publication grants. Applications for the next round will be available in August 2006. For more information, visit the American Fellowship website.
AAUW Career Development GrantsThe American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to AAUW members, women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields. Grants provide support for course work beyond a bachelor's degree, including a master's degree, second bachelor's degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields. Funds are available for distance learning. Course work must be taken at an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or at a technical school that is fully licensed or accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are not available for doctoral-level work. Applicaton postmark deadline: December 15, 2005 For more information, visit the Career Development Grants website.
AAUW Community Action GrantsProvided by the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
One-year grants ($2,000-$7,000 over one year)
Two-year grants ($5,000-$10,000 over two years) Applicants must be women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Grant projects must have direct public impact, be nonpartisan, and take place within the United States or its territories. Applicaton postmark deadline: January 15, 2006 For more information, visit the grant website.
AAUW International FellowshipsThe American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. (For support at the undergraduate level, visit www.isep.org.) The Foundation will award 57 fellowships for the 2006-07 academic year. Six of these awards are available to members of International Federation of University Women affiliate organizations. These fellowship recipients may study in any country other than their own. The Foundation also awards several annual Home Country Project Grants ($5,000 to $7,000 each) to women who received AAUW Educational Foundation International Fellowships between 2001 and 2005. These grants support community-based projects designed to improve the lives of women and girls in the fellow's home country. Applications for the next round will be available August 1, 2006. For more information, visit the International Fellowships website.
Abe Fellowship ProgramFunded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, the Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. Applications are welcome from scholars and non-academic research professionals. Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social sciences or the humanities relevant to any one or combination of the following three themes: (1) global issues; (2) problems common to industrial and industrializing societies; and (3) issues that pertain to U.S.-Japan relations. Terms of the fellowship are flexible and are designed to meet the needs of Japanese and American researchers at different stages in their careers. The program provides Abe Fellows with a minimum of three and maximum of twelve months of full-time support over a twenty-four-month period. Fellowship tenure need not be continuous, but must be concluded within twenty-four months of activation of the fellowship. Candidates should propose to spend at least one-third of the fellowship tenure in residence abroad in Japan or the United States. Proposals may also include periods of research in other countries. The competition is open to citizens of the United States and Japan as well as to nationals of other countries who can demonstrate strong and serious long-term affiliations with research communities in Japan or the United States. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field, or have attained an equivalent level of professional experience. Applications from researchers in professions other than academia are encouraged. Deadline: September 1, annually Visit the Fellowship website for more information.
Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK) in CambodiaThe Advanced Study of Khmer (ASK) program is a six-week course (June 19 - July 28, 2006) in Khmer language based in Cambodia. This program is sponsored by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawai'i, and the Institute of Foreign Languages at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia. This intensive-immersion language-training program provides 3rd year Khmer students with a "one-of-a-kind" opportunity to acquire the linguistic foundation necessary to engage in academic research, professional discourse, and cultural interaction with all segments of Khmer society. Application Deadline: January 30, 2006
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AEF Summer FellowshipsThe Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund ("AEF") is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization established by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area ("APABA") in 1993 to address the pressing needs of the Asian Pacific American community in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. AEF awards summer fellowships each year to law students from around the nation. The primary purpose of the fellowships is to allow a fellowship recipient to accept an internship position with a public interest organization that benefits either the Asian Pacific American community or the metropolitan Washington, D. C. community-at-large. Public interest organizations include government agencies, entities and establishments, and other non-profit organizations or entities serving the public interest. The internship must be unpaid (except for nominal payment for such items as transportation), be for no less than ten weeks or a total of 400 hours, and be in metropolitan Washington, D.C. For more information about AEF, the fellowship, or to receive application materials, visit their website at "www.aef-apaba.org"
AERA Research and Dissertation GrantsThe the AERA Grants Program of the American Educational Research Association awards research and dissertation grants to researchers who conduct studies of U.S. education policy and practice using quantitative methods and including the analysis of data from the large-scale data sets sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation. Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level researchers who conduct studies of education policy or practice using quantitative methods. Studies must include the analysis of data from at least one of the large-scale, national or international data sets supported by NCES or NSF. Awards for Research Grants are up to $20,000 for one-year projects, or up to $35,000 for two-year projects. Approximately eight grants will be awarded annually. Dissertation Grants are available for advanced doctoral students (at the dissertation writing stage) who conduct studies of education policy or practice using quantitative methods. The dissertation research must include the analysis of data from at least one of the large-scale, national or international data sets supported by NCES or NSF. Dissertation Grants are intended to support the student while writing the doctoral dissertation. Award amounts are up to $15,000 for one-year projects, with approximately ten grants awarded annually. Applicants for Research and Dissertation Grants may be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens. Deadline: September 1, 2006 Visit the website for more information.
AFAR Research GrantsThe American Federation for Aging (AFAR) provides up to $60,000 for a one- to two-year award to junior faculty (M.D.'s and Ph.D.'s) to do research that will serve as the basis for longer term research efforts. AFAR-supported investigators study a broad range of biomedical and clinical topics including the causes of cellular senescence, the role of estrogen in the development of osteoporosis, the genetic factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, the effects of nutrition and exercise on the aging process, and much more. Deadline: December 15, 2005 More information, including application forms and guidelines, is available on the program website.
AJAA (Asian American Journalist Association) Scholarship AwardsEach year, AAJA offers scholarships to outstanding high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students. AJA is offers the following scholarships:
Deadline for Applications: March 10, 2006. While different selection criteria and eligibility requirements may apply to some scholarships to reflect the spirit of each award, yit is not necessaryto fill out a separate application for individual scholarships. Applications will be considered for all qualifying scholarships. For more information, visit the scholarship website.
American Council on Germany Journalism FellowshipSince 1976, the American Council on Germany has been sponsoring American and German journalists to travel to Germany and the United States respectively to conduct research and to establish relationships with their professional counterparts. The American Council on Germany is expanding its activities tailored to American journalists. The Journalism Fellowship enables recipients to conduct research in Germany on current political, economic, and social issues. Proposed research projects should address topics with current political or policy significance in Germany's relations with the United States or within the European Union. The program seeks to create a better understanding of transatlantic matters among American journalists and to enable fellows to gain new perspectives on such topics. The American Council on Germany will make travel arrangements and develop research itineraries in consultation with the fellows. If desired, the fellows may consult with the German Information Center to help implement their projects. Following the completion of the trip, fellows will submit a report summarizing their findings. Fellows are also encouraged to publish articles on their findings. While applicants should demonstrate an interest in German and European issues, no prior experience in Germany or Europe is required. The fellowship program aims to serve American print or broadcast journalists who are in relatively early stages of their careers, including those with only limited exposure to Europe. Knowledge of the German language is not a prerequisite for the program. Fellows are selected through a competitive application process. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The ACG Journalism Fellowship award covers the costs of pre-approved international and domestic travel and a $150 per diem allowance for 14 to 28 days in Germany. For more information on this fellowship, visite the website.
American Psychiatric Foundation Helping Hands Grants Program for Mental Health Service Projects by Medical StudentsThe American Psychiatric Foundation, the charitable and educational affiliate of the American Psychiatric Association, is making grants of $5,000 available to medical schools for mental health service projects that are created and managed by medical students. The Helping Hands Grant Program was established to encourage medical students to participate in community mental health service activities, particularly those focused on underserved populations. Projects can be new initiatives conducted in partnership with community agencies or in conjunction with ongoing medical school outreach activities. Deadline: May 1, 2006. Information and application forms are available on the Grants Program website.
APA/AstraZeneca Young Minds in Psychiatry International Awards ProgramThis awards program is a joint, career development initiative between the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to recognize and support promising international young psychiatrists who are within five years of completing a psychiatric residency. Four unrestricted career development awards of $45,000 will be available: two awards in the category of schizophrenia and two awards in the category of bipolar disorder/mania. Each category will have two winners: one physician from the United States and one physician from outside the U.S. Winners will also be invited to an awards ceremony at the APA Annual Meeting in May. Applications will be evaluated by the program's independent steering committee according to the following criteria: evidence of academic promise; how the proposal will advance the applicant's career; and innovative or original concepts, approaches, or methods for developing applicant's career. Winners will be selected based upon merit. The APA claims no rights to the intellectual property of the applicant's research. Deadline: October 31, 2005 Award guidelines, application form, and information on previous award recipients can be found at the program's website.
APAICS FellowshipsGeorge Aratani/Daniel K. Inouye FellowshipThe George Aratani/Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship was established in honor of Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, a decorated combat veteran of World War II who has served our nation with distinction in the United States House of Representatives and Senate for nearly 40 years. The fellowship is designed to provide a unique opportunity to an outstanding graduate student who has a commitment to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and who plans to pursue a public policy career. The fellow will spend nine months in Washington, D.C., either in the office of a Congressional member, a Congressional committee or a federal agency. Anheuser-Busch/Frank Horton FellowshipThe Anheuser-Busch/Frank Horton Fellowship was established in honor of former Congressman Frank Horton who played a leading role in the passage of H.R. 5572 in 1992, which permanently designated the month of May as "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month." The fellowship is designed to provide a unique opportunity to an outstanding graduate student who has a commitment to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and who plans to pursue a public policy career. The fellow will spend nine months in Washington, D.C. , either in the office of a Congressional member, a Congressional committee or a federal agency. Sodexho USA Health and Policy FellowThe APAICS Sodexho USA Health Policy Fellowship Program is designed to provide an opportunity to an individual committed to the Asian Pacific Islander American community and health policy, and who plans to pursue a career in health policy. The Fellowship has been generously funded by Sodexho USA. The Fellow will be assigned to a congressional office or congressional committee to work on issues related to health. The Fellow will also be assigned to the Sodexho USA Government Affairs office for a rotation. The program duration is nine months. The Fellow will work full time on a range of assignments including, but not limited to, conducting research and analysis, attending briefings, and following legislation. While at the Sodexho USA office, the Fellow will be working on public policy issues for the corporation. A full program description is available online. More information on the various fellowships is available on the APAICS website.
Archbald Bush Foundation GrantsThe Archbald Bush Foundation works to enhance the quality of life by helping nonprofit organizations achieve their goals and supporting leadership development for individuals. Grants and fellowships are provided in the following areas:
The Foundation requires acceptance of a letter of inquiry before proposals are submitted. This process streamlines the review process and results in a better use of resources for both applicants and the Bush Foundation staff. This process does not apply to the Fellowship programs. Before submitting a letter of inquiry, please review the application guidelines for the program area you are interested in. Some programs (e.g., ecological health), have different deadlines for letters of inquiry. Letters of Inquiry can be submitted anytime and will be promptly reviewed by Bush Foundation program staff. Applicants will receive a response within approximately three weeks as to whether a full proposal should be submitted. The deadlines for full proposals are March 1, July 1, and November 1. More information on the grants available and the application process is available.
Archibald Bush Foundation FellowshipsThe Foundation’s primary geographic focus is regional: Most Bush grants are awarded to organizations in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Exceptions include support for historically black private colleges and fully accredited tribally controlled colleges throughout the United States. Applications for artist, leadership, and medical fellowships are open to residents of 26 counties of northwestern Wisconsin in addition to Minnesota and the Dakotas. In all of our program areas, the Foundation has a special interest in proposals that originate from or serve ethnic and racial minorities, and organizations that have few other prospects for grants. Leadership Fellows ProgramThe Leadership Fellows Program's goal is to find accomplished, motivated individuals who are eager to prepare themselves for greater leadership responsibilities within their communities and professions. Applicants are invited to propose academic or self-designed learning experiences that will help them attain goals that they set for themselves. The program encourages applications that will expand fellows’ experiences beyond the familiar to learning environments that might be inaccessible without a fellowship. Since 1975 the Archibald Bush Foundation has selected about 25 Leadership fellows per year from roughly 200 applicants. Fellows include women and men in such fields as public service, education, government, health, business, engineering, architecture, science, farming, forestry, law, trade unions, law enforcement, journalism and social work. Fellowships support learning experiences that may include academic course work, internships, self-designed study programs or various combinations of these and other kinds of learning experiences. The duration of fellowships ranges from two months to 18 months. Fellows are required to pursue their fellowships on a full-time basis; however, they may design their programs to include two or three segments of full-time study interrupted by periods of full-time employment. Fellowship benefits are paid only during full-time study segments. Deadline for application; mid-October of each year. Final application date for 2006 is October 13, 2006. For application information, visit the Leadership Fellows Program website. Artist Fellows ProgramThe Artist Fellowships provide artists with significant financial support that enables them to further their work and their contribution to their communities. Fellows may decide to take time for solitary work or reflection, engage in collaborative community projects, embark on travel or research, or pursue any other activity that contributes to their lives as artists.
Artists may use the fellowship in many ways—to explore new directions, continue work already in progress, or accomplish work not financially feasible otherwise. Annually, the Bush Artist Fellows program supports up to 15 artists at any stage of their life’s work from early to mature. Grants are made in eight categories that rotate on a two-year cycle:
Fellows receive $48,000 each for fellowships that may last from 12 to 24 months. For application information, visit the Artist Fellows Program website. Medical Fellows ProgramSince 1979, the Bush Medical Fellows Program has enabled nearly 300 physicians to receive training in special areas and to develop opportunities for personal and professional growth. Each year, the Bush Medical Fellows Program awards approximately 13 fellowships that enable physicians to take a leave of absence from their practices to pursue personal and professional goals that also address the health care needs of their communities. Their programs are self designed and self managed; they may last from three to 12 months. During this time, they receive a monthly stipend, as well as other financial aid. Through the program, physicians develop clinical and leadership skills that resulted in improved health care in their communities and a rediscovery of their own potential. At the end of their fellowships, physicians return to their communities with increased confidence, greater skills and improved leadership ability. As they apply their enhanced skills and knowledge, their communities, in turn, benefit from improved patient care and health care delivery services. Deadline for Applications: March 1 Visit the Medical Fellows Program website for more infomation on this program and applications.
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship FundThe Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is a new national organization devoted solely to the financial scholarship needs of Asian and Pacific Islander American students. It's mission is to forge partnerships building a national Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship organization that supports and encourages all Asian and Pacific Islander American students to pursue higher education, thereby developing future leaders who will contribute back to their communities, and ultimately, strengthening America. Applicants must be college-bound students of Asian and Pacific Islander American descent who will be freshmen during the following school year. The amount of each scholarship award is a maximum of $2,000 and will be awarded in Washington, DC. The scholarship fund's historic formation is credited to founding corporations, community-based organizations and civic leaders such as McDonald's Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company, Asian McDonald's Owner/Operators Association, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Organization of Chinese Americans, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, the University of Hawai'i - Native Hawaiian Community-Based Education Learning Centers, United Negro College Fund, Hispanic Scholarship Fund and former U.S. Congressman Robert Underwood. Applications for 2006 is now over. For more information or an application, visit http://www.apiasf.org.
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Summer IntershipsEvery summer, APAICS invites a group of exceptional college students from across the nation to experience working in Congress and federal agencies. In addition, the interns attend briefings with members of Congress, networking events with other interns from other national Asian Pacific Islander American organizations, and also participate in joint activities with the Congressional Black and Hispanic Caucus Institutes. Deadline for the 2006 Summer Internship Program is January 31, 2006. Visit the APAICS website for more information and application forms.
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Year-Round IntershipsAPAICS offers unpaid internships throughout the year for undergraduate and graduate students interested in issues affecting the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Interns may be asked to assist in:
Visit the APAICS website for more information on how to apply.
AWIB Scholarship FundThe Asian Women In Business Scholarship (AWIB) encourages and promotes exceptional Asian female students who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, community service and/ or entrepreneurship. The AWIB Scholarship Fund will begin awarding Scholarships in January 2009 to students who have the attributes to be our next generation of leaders. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2008. Winners will be notified by December 15, 2008. The first AWIB Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held January 12, 2009 in New York City. Six Scholarships of $2,500 each will be awarded. For more information, visit the Scholarship website.
Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars ProgramEstablished by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program aims to expand the pool of students of color interested in the field of health policy. Through the program, Latino, African American, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native college seniors and recent graduates are brought to Washington, DC to work in congressional offices and learn about health policy. Through the nine-week program, Scholars gain knowledge about federal legislative procedure and health policy issues, while further developing their critical thinking and leadership skills. In addition to an internship in a congressional office, Scholars participate in seminars and site visits to augment their knowledge of health care issues, and write and present a health policy research memo. The program is based at Howard University. Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens who are members of a racial/ethnic minority group and will be seniors or recent graduates of an accredited U.S. college or university. Currently enrolled law, medical, and graduate students are not eligible to apply. Candidates are selected based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership potential and interest in health policy. Scholars receive approximately $5,000 in support, which includes:
Applications for 2006 are now being accepted. The deadline for application is January 9, 2006. Application information is available online at the Program website.
Best Buy School Technology Program - Te@chBest Buy’s te@ch program aims to reward schools that use interactive technology to make learning fun for students. Only school programs that have been in schools for at least one full school year and that use interactive technology to genuinely engage students in the learning process qualify for consideration. In the past two years, more than 2,000 schools have been awarded nearly $6 million to help them expand or enhance existing programs that use the school’s available technology* to make learning fun for kids. Educators in qualifying K-12 schools should complete and submit an application online. Best Buy employees will then review the applications and announce recipients January 16, 2006. Te@ch applications must be completed and submitted online this year. Deadline for submission: September 30, 2005. Visit the Te@ch website for more details.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning AwardThe Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) manages this award. Each year an award of up to US $1 million is given to a public library or similar organization outside the United States that has an innovative program offering the public free access to information technology. Public libraries or similar organizations outside the United States are invited to apply. Preference will be given to institutions that the foundation has not funded in the past. U.S. libraries are not eligible to apply. Deadline: February 28, 2007. Visit the award website for more information.
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language StudyBlakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for study of the principal modern languages of East and Southeast Asia such as:
Consideration will be given to other East or Southeast Asian languages on an individual basis. Grants will not be made for the study of Asian languages not in current use. Fellowships are only available to American citizens and permanent residents of the United States who have a college degree and plan to use an Asian language in their career. The duration is for one year of full-time language study. This may include study in the summer preceding or following an academic year program. The grants are intended to cover basic expenses at a graduate student level necessary to pursue a year of full-time language study in Asia. Funding covers Tuition or tutoring fees, plus Stipend for travel, living and study expenses Refresher Grants for advanced Asian language study are made for periods of less than one academic year and are available only to former Blakemore Fellows, professors who are teaching in an Asian field at a university or college in the United States, post-doctoral professionals whose degree is in an Asian field, and graduates of the regular academic-year programs at IUC-Yokohama, the IUP-Beijing, and the ICLP-Taipei. Deadline for Applications: December 30, 2006 For more information or an application form, visit the Fellowship website.
Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) InitiativeThe Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, in collaboration with the American Federation for Aging Research, has announced the "Breakthroughs in Gerontology" (BIG) initiative, a new competitive grants program. The goal of the program is to provide timely support to a small number of pilot research programs that may be relatively high risk but which offer significant promise of yielding transforming discoveries in the fundamental biology of aging. The hope is that one or more of the funded projects will lead to major new insights into the molecular factors that coordinate aging in multiple cells and tissues, as well as the ways in which the aging process is differentially timed in long-lived species. Applicants must be full-time faculty members at the rank of assistant professor or higher at the time they submit their proposal. Applications from individuals not previously engaged in aging research are particularly encouraged, as long as the research proposal shows high promise for leading to important new discoveries in biological gerontology. The proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in the United States. Four one-year awards will be made in 2005, each at the level of $125,000. Awardees may be eligible to apply, on a competitive basis, for a second year of funding at the same level in subsequent years. Deadline for reciept of materials: May 1, 2006 Additional information and application materials are available online.
Budweiser Conservation Scholarship ProgramThis competitive scholarship program supports and promotes innovative research or study that seeks to respond to today's most pressing conservation issues. The Conservation Scholarship Program is designed to respond to many of the most significant challenges in fish, wildlife and plant conservation in the United States, whether it is the sustainable use of natural resources, including sportfish and game, recovery of an endangered species, or control of invasive exotic species, by providing scholarships to eligible graduate and undergraduate students who are poised to make a significant contribution to the field of conservation. A minimum of ten scholarships of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to cover students' expenses for tuition, fees, books, room and board and other direct expenses related to their studies. Deadline: The complete application package must be submitted to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and be postmarked no later than January 27, 2006. Vist the scholarship website for more information.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research ProgramThe Burroughs Wellcome Fund created its Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research program to support established independent U.S. and Canadian physician-scientists who are dedicated to translational research -- the two-way transfer between work at the laboratory bench and patient care. Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research provide $750,000 over a period of five years ($150,000 a year). BWF will make up to seven awards for the 2006 award series. The program's goal is to foster the development and productivity of established independent physician-scientists who work to strengthen translational research, through their own studies as well as by mentoring physician-scientist trainees. The awards are intended to give recipients the freedom and flexibility to explore fundamental scientific questions, to apply the resulting knowledge at the bedside, and to bring insights from the clinical setting back to the laboratory for further exploration. Proposed activities may draw on recent advances in the basic biomedical sciences -- including such fields as biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, and pharmacology -- that provide a wealth of opportunities for studying and alleviating human disease. Candidates must have an M.D. or M.D.-Ph.D. degree and hold an appointment or joint appointment in a sub-specialty of clinical medicine; be academic investigators at the late assistant professor or associate professor level, holding a tenure-track or equivalent position at the time of application (individuals holding the rank of professor are ineligible); and be able to present evidence of having established an independent research career. Candidates must be nominated by accredited degree-granting institutions in the United States or Canada, hold a current license to practice medicine, and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada at the time of application. Deadline: September 1, 2005 See the BWF website for complete program information and application procedures.
California Department of Education Funding OpportunitiesProposals, plans, and applications (competitive, noncompetitive, contractual, entitlement, formula grant, etc.) subject to approval by the California Department of Education (CDE) which result in receipt of funds by successful applicants. For a list of current funding opportunities, visit http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/cf/index.asp
California Story FundThe California Story Fund is one of the components of California Stories, the California Council for the Humanities' statewide initiative that seeks to strengthen California communities through story-based public humanities projects. Through $5,000 grants awarded quarterly through a competitive process, the California Story Fund supports public humanities programs that will bring to light compelling stories from California's diverse communities and provide opportunities for collective reflection and discussion. We are particularly interested in projects that use story to explore the hopes, dreams and realities of contemporary Californians and that focus on changing identities and communities in transformation. These themes are the subject of a new campaign that will culminate with hundreds of activities throughout California during April 2005. If possible, we would encourage you to conduct programming in April 2005 so that your organization and community can participate in this statewide sharing of California Stories. We hope that the California Story Fund will encourage Californians from many communities to share their stories and promote greater understanding and appreciation of the richness and complexity of our state. Please join us in this effort to enlarge the California Story.
Applications will be accepted on a quarterly basis. The deadlines are For more information visit http://californiastories.org/programs/story_intro.htm
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Environmental Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellowship ProgramFunded by The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, this postdoctoral fellowship program seeks to further the development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental chemistry. The award of $120,000 over two years is given to a faculty member who submits a proposal judged to be exceptional, both in its potential for leading-edge contributions to environmental science, and in the arrangements for the education of the fellow. The spirit of this program is for research leaders in environmental chemistry, after notification of the award, to recruit excellent young Ph.D. graduates from the fields of physical, organic, inorganic, biological chemistry, or associated fields in chemical engineering, and provide them with the highest caliber of research experience and education in environmental science. The program is open to all academic and other not-for- profit organizations that have well-established research efforts in environmental science or engineering in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America. These research activities need not be located in traditional departments in the chemical sciences, and collaboration across departments and institutions is encouraged. Examples of these activities may include fundamental science or engineering in topics related to climate, the atmosphere, aquatic or marine settings, environmental toxicology, soil or groundwater science, and chemical synthesis and processing as it relates to the environment. Deadline: May 25, 2006 More information is available on the fellowship's website.
Carnegie Endowment for Peace Junior FellowshipsEach year the Endowment offers 8-10 one-year fellowships to uniquely qualified graduating seniors and individuals who have graduated during the past academic year. They are selected from a pool of nominees from close to 300 colleges. Carnegie Junior Fellows work as research assistants to the Endowment's senior associates. We are unable to consider anyone who has started graduate studies. The Endowment's nomination deadline is January 15 of each year (or the Friday before if the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday). Colleges generally set an earlier application deadline. See your Career Services/Placement Office to learn more about the college application process. For more information, visit the website.
Casey Medals for Meritorious JournalismThis award honors distinguished news and feature reporting on children and families in the United States, particularly the disadvantaged. The work should illuminate the complex issues and policies affecting these families and contribute to heightened public awareness of challenges and solutions. All entries must be received by March 1, 2006. To be eligible, work must be published or aired in the United States between January 1 and December 31 of the preceeding year. Additional information is available on the website.
CDC Foundation Applied Epidemiology FellowshipThe CDC Foundation's Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at CDC aims to provide medical students with a hands-on training experience in epidemiology and public health. Eight competitively selected third- and fourth-year medical students from around the United States will spend up to one full year at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. While at CDC, they will participate in an orientation to CDC, applied epidemiology, the national public health system, and the role of physicians in that system. With the guidance of experienced CDC epidemiologists, they will perform epidemiologic analyses and research, design public health interventions, and assist in field investigations. Funded by a grant from Pfizer Inc, the fellowship will complement and build on the success of CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in applied epidemiology and public health, as well as the shorter, relatively unstructured six- to eight-week CDC epidemiology elective currently open to medical and veterinary students. Areas of concentration for the fellowship include birth defects, injury, chronic disease, genomics, infectious disease, environmental health, public health policy, and reproductive health. The fellowship includes a stipend for living expenses. Deadline for Applications: December 2, 2005 Complete fellowship program information and application materials, are available on the website.
Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society Senior International Fellows ProgramWith support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Senior International Fellows Program aims to provide an opportunity for the professional development of third-sector practitioners from outside the United States who are decision makers in their professions. The program is designed to help build Third-Sector capacity in the fellows' home countries. The program topic for the year 2005 will be community foundations. Fellows participate in a one-month seminar on the U.S. and international voluntary sectors. Fellows are based at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where they attend weekly seminars, explore the work of key agencies and foundations, meet with nonprofit representatives, and study U.S. and international community foundation models. Based on the seminars, readings, discussions with leaders in the field, and the fellows' own experiences, each fellow will produce a position paper with recommendations for the development, adaptation, or expansion of community foundations in his/her country or region. Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition and includes a $1,300 stipend to cover living expenses. The program also provides accommodations proximate to the Graduate Center and round-trip air tickets for travel to and from the United States. The program is open to senior-level practitioners over the age of thirty-five who are citizens of countries other than the United States. Applicants must speak and write English fluently and have a strong institutional base and a clear interest in working with the community foundation concept. Deadline: June 15, 2005 More details are available on the Fellows Program website.
Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health PolicyThis program aims to prepare physicians, particularly minority physicians, for leadership roles in formulating and implementing public health policy and practice on a national, state, or local level. Under the auspices of the Minority Faculty Development Program at Harvard Medical School, five one-year fellowships will be awarded per year. Fellows will complete academic work leading to a master's level degree and, through additional program activities, gain exposure to and understanding of the major health issues facing minority and disadvantaged populations. It is expected that the Fellowship will support the development of a cadre of leaders in minority health, well-trained academically and professionally in public health, health policy, health management, and clinical medicine, as well as committed to pursuing careers in public service. These Fellowships are open to
Each fellowship will provide support including: a $50,000 stipend, full tuition for a master's degree, health insurance, books, travel and related expenses, and financial assistance toward the support of a practicum project. Deadline: January 3, 2006 A detailed program description, areas of interest, eligibility requirements, and application forms are available on the program website.
Connecticut Health Foundation Leadership Fellows ProgramThe Connecticut Health Foundation, Connecticut's largest private health philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the health status of the people of Connecticut, especially the underserved, has announced a new program to foster, support, and promote the next generation of health leaders in the state. The Leadership Fellows Program is a one-year (October-June) knowledge and skill-building program designed to create leaders, particularly racial and ethnic community leaders, who will pursue careers in public policy, public health practice, community advocacy, academia, or any other related field. Fellows make a one-year commitment to attend two weekend retreats and monthly seminars and participate in a project that either demonstrates, illustrates, or replicates a solution to a health issue that impacts "vulnerable" communities. Fellows also will have the opportunity to meet with national and local health leaders and policymakers. Up to 20 Connecticut residents will be invited to participate in the program and will receive a stipend of $1,500 to aid in their personal or professional development; fellows employed by nonprofit organizations will also receive a $500 gift for their employer. Applicants must be a resident of Connecticut or an individual whose primary work directly impacts the people of the state; have experience or interest in working with the health needs of minority populations; demonstrate strong evidence of leadership experience or potential, especially as related to community projects or health policy; and intend to pursue a career in public health practice, policy, academia, or community advocacy. Deadline: May 1, 2006 Additional information and application forms are available on the program website.
Craft Research FundThe Craft Research Fund seeks to advance scholarship in the field of American craft by supporting high-quality research undertaken by university faculty, graduate students, museum curators, artists and independent scholars. The Fund supports research that demonstrates the relevance of craft within contemporary culture. Its aim is to increase the number of creative scholars and practitioners interested in pursuing craft studies and research. Deadline: November 29, 2005 There is also a the James Renwick Fellowship in American CraftThis fellowship is available for research in American studio crafts or decorative arts, and supports independent and dissertation research. Both pre- and postdoctoral applicants will be considered as well as scholars with equivalent education, experience, and publication history. The stipend for a one-year pre-doctoral fellowship is $20,000 plus research and travel allowances. The stipend for a one-year senior or postdoctoral fellowship is $35,000 plus research and travel allowances. Terms of residency range from three to twelve months; stipends are prorated for periods of less than twelve months. Deadline for application: January 15, 2006. For more information contact: Fellowship Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum, (202) 275-1557, or email fellowships@saam.si.edu. For applications and information on other Smithsonian fellowships visit www.si.edu/research+study. For more information on the Craft Research Fund programs, visit the website.
Dâ'n Thân Vietnamese American Community Action Project (VACAP)The Dâ'n Thân Fellowship Program at NAVASA seeks to engage emerging Vietnamese American community leaders who are between the ages of 21 and 35 and who have a strong interest in using community development strategies to build strong communities. Fellows will dedicate one-year to community service. During the service year, fellows will engage in a variety of programs to meet critical needs in their communities. They will primarily focus on housing, employment, child and senior care, and health care. In addition to making an impact on the lives of community members across the country, fellows will participate in a leadership training program. Through this program, Fellows will learn to assess community needs and the root causes of poverty and to organize collective power to bring about social change, to gain social and political influence, and to ensure equitable access to public and private resources for the community. Fellows will learn leadership and management skills to manage projects and, in the long-run, non-profit organizations. The term of the fellowship is 10 months, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. The 2004-2005 fellowship is from January to October 2005. In addition to monthly stipends of $1,250 and a full comprehensive benefits package, fellows will receive $4,000 at the completion of their service. For more information, visit the website or contact:
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Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health ResearchSponsored by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the Darroch Award recognizes an emerging leader in the field of sexual and reproductive health. The award aims to recognize and stimulate scientific excellence in the field of sexual and reproductive health and call attention to the importance of evidence-based public policy and programs. The award, offered once every two years, includes a $2,500 prize. The first award will be made in October 2005. Candidates for the award should demonstrate excellence in research, as well as a dedication to the practical application of their research in the field of sexual and reproductive health. In addition, candidates must have leadership experience and an innovative approach to methodology, analysis, or communication of their research findings. While there is no age, degree, geographical area of research, or country of residence requirement for the award, nominees must have published at least five peer-reviewed articles or papers. Deadline for nominations: TBA Nomination forms and additional information are available online.
Davis-Putter Scholarship FundThe Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund provides grants to students actively working for peace and justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to those able to do academic work at the university level and who are part of the progressive movement on the campus and in the community. Early recipients worked for civil rights, against McCarthyism, and for peace in Vietnam. Recent grantees have been active in the struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating peace through international anti-imperialist solidarity. Applications for the upcoming academic year are available for download. All application materials must be postmarked no later than April 1. For more information visit the website.
Dick Louie Memorial Internship for Americans of Asian DescentThe Dick Louie Memorial Internship for Americans of Asian Descent is sponsored by the The Freer Gallery of Art & the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, both national Asian art museums . This program is open to all high school students of Asian descent who live and attend a high school in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Eligible students must be graduating seniors or juniors entering their senior year of high school. For application forms and more information, visit http://www.asia.si.edu/education/internships.htm
Dirksen Center Congressional Research AwardsThe Dirksen Congressional Center provides grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the study of Congress and its leaders. Since 1978, the Congressional Research Awards (formerly the Congressional Research Grants) program has paid out $620,000 to support more than 325 projects. Applications are accepted at any time, but the deadline is February 1 for the annual selections, which are announced in March. A total of up to $35,000 will be available in 2006. Deadline: February 1, 2006 For more information or application forms, visit the award website.
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship ProgramA program of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program is designed to encourage medical students to pursue careers in clinical research by providing an opportunity for students to experience clinical research first hand for a year. The program is available at 10 medical schools across the United States. Students matriculated at any U.S. medical school who are in good academic standing and have completed two or more years of medical school prior to the start of the fellowship are eligible to apply to any of the participating schools. Applications are due January 18, 2006. Please vist the website for more information and detailed applciation instructions.
Echoing Green Fellowship Program for Social Change EntrepreneursA program of the Echoing Green Foundation, the Echoing Green Fellowship program was created to provide social entrepreneurs who have original and compelling ideas for driving social change with the tools and resources to start new autonomous public service projects or organizations. The highly competitive program is open to individuals domestically and internationally in all public service areas, including but not limited to the environment, arts,education, health, youth service and development, civil and human rights, and community and economic development.The program seeks approaches that are thoughtful and original, sustainable, and possibly replicable. Projects must be the original idea of the individual applying. Applicants are evaluated on the basis of their leadership skills, experience, and dedication. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. Individuals who are awarded a fellowship receive a two-year $60,000 stipend, health and dental insurance coverage, access to the Echoing Green network of social change makers, and technical assistance. The stipend can be used for any purpose related to the start up of the organization or project. Partnerships of no more than two individuals may apply for a combined fellowship for a total two-year stipend of $90,000. Both partners will receive all benefits attached to the fellowship. For complete program guidelines and eligibility requirements visit the Echoing Green website.
Ellison Medical Foundation/AFAR Senior Postdoctoral Fellows Research ProgramCreated by the Ellison Medical Foundation, in partnership with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), the Ellison/AFAR Senior Postdoctoral Fellows Research Program's goal is to encourage and further the careers of senior postdoctoral fellows with outstanding promise in the basic biological and biomedical sciences relevant to understanding aging processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The award is intended to provide significant support to permit these postdoctoral fellows to become established in the field of aging. Projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging will be considered. Projects investigating age-related diseases are also supported, if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Projects concerning mechanisms underlying common geriatric functional disorders are also considered. It is anticipated that 3 two-year grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded in 2006. For each year, up to $45,000 may be requested for salary support and up to $5,000 for research support (personnel, supplies, equipment.) Deadline: December 15, 2005 More information, including application forms and guidelines, is available on the program website.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Graduate Scholarships for Women with DisabilitiesThe mission of the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation is to "Change the Face of Disability on the Planet." As part of this mission, the foundation offers scholarships to women graduate students with physical disabilities who are enrolled in a college or university in the United States. Scholarships range between $500 and $2,000. To be eligible, an applicant must be a woman with a physical disability who is currently accepted into a graduate program working toward a Masters degree or above at an accredited college or university in the United States. In addition, the applicant must be active in a local, state, or national disability organization — either in person or electronically — which is providing services and/or advocacy for people with disabilities. Deadline: June 1. More information is available on the fellowship website.
FAA Asian American/Pacific Islander and Native American/Alaskan Native Internship ProgramThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking for undergraduate and graduate Asian Pacific American and Native American Alaska Native students who are interested our summer intern program. Students will receive stipend and assistance with housing, incidental expenses, transportation from their homes or schools to duty locations for their 10-weeks during the Summer (June-August) or 15-weeks during Fall Semester (September-December). The FAA is a technical organization responsible for every aspect of the aviation industry thus, we are looking for students who are majoring in aviation research, computer science, engineering (aerospace, computer, civil, electronics, electrical, and mechanical), law, mathematics, science, and other aviation safety and security studies. Students must be U.S Citizen and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0. Deadline for application is February 27 for the internships occurring that same year. Applications are accepted on a year-round basis. For more information, visit the program website.
Fannie Mae/James A. Johnson FellowshipsThe James A. Johnson Fellowships Program recognizes and rewards urban and rural affordable housing and community development professionals for their years of service to the field. Created in 1998, the program offers recipients an opportunity to pursue personal and professional development goals that encourage them to contribute further to the housing and community development fields. Each year, up to six seasoned professionals are selected as Johnson Fellows. These Fellows design and pursue development plans that may include research, travel, study, self-designed internships, and other activities that enhance their skills and knowledge. The Foundation seeks to support individuals working in multiple neighborhoods and/or on a citywide, countywide, statewide, or regional basis. Deadline: May 31, 2006. For more information, go to the website.
Fannie Mae/Kennedy School of Government FellowshipsThe Fannie Mae Foundation is proud to partner with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University to offer the Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship Program. Since 1996, the Foundation has annually sponsored up to 35 Fellowships to elected and appointed officials, as well as senior managers in the Program for Senior Executives in state and local Government (State and Local program). In total, more than 200 local and state officials and senior nonprofit executives have received Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowships and participated in the three-week program. Admissions decisions are made solely by the Kennedy School of Government. Applicants must satisfy the requirements for admission to be accepted by the Kennedy School to attend one of the state and local program sessions. To be considered for a Foundation Fellowship applicants must have demonstrated experience and commitment to affordable housing and community development. Because the professional expertise of each individual is critical to the learning experience, the Fellows are carefully selected to reflect a broad range of functional responsibilities, levels of government, and diversity. Deadline for the 2005 session: March 31, 2006. Visit the website for more information.
FEDCO Classroom Enrichment FundThe FEDCO Charitable Foundation is providing grants for full-time public school teachers serving students in grades Kindergarten through 12 in Cerritos, Culver City, Norwalk La Mirada, Pasadena and Los Angeles Unified School Districts. Grants support hands-on, classroom, or "real-world" field trip projects that "bring learning to life" and increase student academic achievement. Grants are designed to encourage experiential learning, enhance student understanding, and increase student achievement in relation to the curriculum standards in one of the core subject areas. Proposed projects must be submitted by a full-time teacher and may involve museum or field trips, environmental or science projects, artistic or cultural experiences, civics or community service projects, and the creation of a final student product that promotes student learning. Grant funds may be used for transportation, pre- or post-field trip materials, or other expenses specific to the proposed project. Grant funds may not be used for the following: computer hardware, salaries, video cameras, trips to theme parks, sectarian purposes, or for substituting existing funds that are available to support similar services or third party payments. Deadline for applications: February 17, 2006. Application guidelines are available on the website.
Fogarty International Center / Ellison Medical Foundation Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical ResearchThe National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Fogarty International Center (FIC), in partnership with The Ellison Medical Foundation, the NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse, is offering a one-year clinical research training experience for graduate-level U.S. students in the health professions. This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in developing countries. Africa, Asia, and the Americas are regions of the world that, if accepted, you may find yourself experiencing. This program is designed primarily for students meeting all of the following qualifications:
Deadline for applications: December 8 For more information, visit the Fellowship website.
Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program, Changing Face of America's Children FellowshipsThrough the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) Young Scholars Program (YSP), the Foundation for Child Development, a private philanthropy dedicated to the principle that all families should have the social and material resources to raise their children to be healthy, educated, and productive members of their communities, provides approximately four fellowships of up to $150,000 each over a maximum period of three-years to study issues affecting the development of young immigrant children in the United States. The program aims to stimulate basic and policy-relevant research focused on the early education, health, and well- being of immigrant children from birth to age ten, particularly those who are living in low-income families. FCD is particularly interested in research that can inform policies regarding the health and education needs of young newcomer children. Proposals may include research designs for an empirical study, pilot work for a larger-scale research project that will seek additional funding from other public and private funders, or analysis of data previously collected. The fellowships will support individual scholarship by junior faculty who at the time of application are untenured or have received tenure within the past four years. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent in one of the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field (e.g., public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, medicine). Applicants must have earned their Ph.D. within the last fifteen years prior to June 30, 2005 (seven years from completion of residency for MDs). Applicants must be United States citizens, permanent residents, or international scholars who are affiliated with an American academic institution during the duration of the award. Deadline for receipt of applications: November 1, 2005. Visit the YSP website for complete program description, application materials, and an FAQ.
Frederick P. Rose Architectural FellowshipsThe Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship was established by the Enterprise Foundation, a national nonprofit housing and community development organization, to promote architectural and community design in low-income communities and to encourage architects to become leaders in public service and community development. The fellowship fosters productive partnerships between architectectsand community development organizations, and it encourages architects to become lifelong leaders in public service and community development. In a departure from previous fellowship awards, most new fellowships will now be in designated cities or rural areas based on need, opportunity and the wishes of financial supporters of the fellowship. All fellowships are now being cost-shared with national, local and regional funders. In another departure, applications for new fellowships will occur on a rolling basis and not at a certain time each year. For complete program information and application guidelines, see the Enterprise Foundation Web site.
Freedom Forum Diversity Institute Class of Journalism FellowsThis program, by the institute at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., aims to develop a new pool of journalists of color. The institute trains non-traditional students to work at their local daily newspapers in the United States. Most students are making a career transition into journalism. The Institute faculty includes career professional journalists and guest trainers and speakers. Attendees are nominated and later hired by their local newspaper as reporters, copy editors, page designers or photographers. They undergo 12 weeks of intensive training in journalism to prepare then for immediate employment at their local newspaper. The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration or its educational policies, scholarships and other school-administered programs. Deadline for Application: August 18 Further details can be found on the program's website.
Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) InitiativeThe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has established this initiative to encourage and support students in completing college and in continuing on to earn masters and doctorate degrees in disciplines where ethnic and racial groups are currently underrepresented. The goal is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students to reach their fullest potential. The Gates Millennium Scholars awards will enable 20,000 young Americans to attend undergraduate and graduate institutions of their choice and be prepared to assume important roles as leaders in their professions and in their communities. Deadline: January 13, 2006 For more information, on the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Initiative, please visit the website at www.gmsp.org.
Girls Going Places College Scholarship ProgramGirls Going Places College Scholarship Program is The Guardian Life Insurance Company's annual initiative designed to help women create, invest and protect wealth by rewarding the enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 to 18. Guardian awards college scholarships to 15 girls who demonstrate budding entrepreneurship; are taking the first steps toward financial independence; and make a difference in their school and communities. Scholarship prizes totaling $30,000 are awarded among three top winners and 12 finalists each year. The nomination period for the Girls Going Places Scholarship Program begins September and ends February. Winners and finalists are announced in May. Scholarships are presented to each winner and finalist in her community among her peers. Deadline: Applications are due on or before February 24, 2006. For more information, visit the website.
Guaranteed ScholarshipsA website with information to numerous scholarships, grants, and financial aid.
Harris School Research Development Grants for Food AssistanceThe Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago has announced a Research Development Grants program for social science scholars interested in food assistance research. The program is designed to encourage experienced researchers in other areas to start projects in the area of food assistance research using innovative approaches and research methods; smaller, start-up projects with the potential to make a significant contribution to food assistance research; and younger and junior scholars to develop research agendas in the area of food assistance. Awards will be made to scholars who propose research, including, but not limited to, interactions between food assistance programs and other welfare programs with respect to participation, administration, budget exposure, as well as the role of food assistance as a personal and fiscal stabilizer; the effects of the macroeconomic environment on the need for food assistance, level of participation, and food assistance program costs; and the well-being of current and former food assistance recipients. Other topics related to welfare reform and macroeconomic interactions with food assistance will be considered. Grants will be awarded in amounts of $20,000 to $25,000 for the 2005-06 program. Exceptions may be made for particularly strong projects, in which case grants of up to $40,000 may be awarded. The awards will cover a period of performance from approximately July 1, 2005, through December 31, 2006. Funding will be issued through a subcontract from the University of Chicago with the researcher's institution. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. Deadline: May 1, 2006 Visit the website for more information. Details on this award are also available.
Harris Wofford AwardsThe Harris Wofford Awards pay tribute to individuals that best exemplify the spirit of service. Established in April 2002, these awards recognize extraordinary achievements of an Individual, Institution, and Media organization or member that actively contributes to “Making service and service-learning the common expectation and common experience of every young person in America”. When nominating a nominee think about funders, donors, partners, board members, youth advocates, and members of the media who have improved the public’s opinion of youth. Deadline: October 12, 2005. Visit the website for more information about the 2004 Harris Wofford Awardees.
Hmong National Development, Inc. (HND) Educational ScholarshipsThrough fundraising activities, HND funds its Educational Scholarship Program, which will offer ten $500 scholarships to selected Hmong students who are enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university during the 2005-2006 school year. The Educational Scholarships: promote higher education; support and encourage Hmong student to strive for academic excellence; assist Hmong students to assume and achieve important roles as leaders in their chosen profession; and promote a stronger presence of Hmong in academia and in the professional community. Applicants who apply must be a Hmong student with residency in the United States and plans to attend an accredited college/university or graduate degree program as a full-time student for the 2005-2006 school year. Material must be postmarked by November 17, 2006 and mailed to HND. Visit the HND website for more information on how to apply.
HP Technology for Teaching Grant InitiativeHP is inviting educators in the U.S. and Puerto Rico who share this belief, and have the vision and desire to make it a reality, to apply for the HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative. This grant initiative is designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education, and to help identify K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants. Based on the outcomes of the projects funded through this initiative in 2005, HP will offer some grant recipients additional, higher-value grants in 2006. Deadlines:Jan. 2, 2006: Begin the application process. Feb. 15, 2006, 5 p.m. (Pacific time): Deadline for submitting proposals. For more details, visit the website.
Ian Axford Fellowships in Public PolicyIan Axford Fellowships in Public Policy, offered by the Commonwealth Fund, provide mid-career American professionals with opportunities to study, travel, and gain practical experience in public policy in New Zealand, including firsthand knowledge of economic, social, and political reforms and management of the government sector. Two to three fellowships per year are awarded for six months of study in New Zealand. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Fellowships are offered in any area of public policy. Applicants must submit a formal application package. Deadline for receipt of applications, March 15, 2006. Visit the Commonwelath Fund website for more information.
ING Unsung HeroesING initiated the Unsung Heroes awards program in 1995, as a reflection of its commitment to the educational community. The awards are given to K-12 educators pioneering in new methods and techniques that improve student learning. Educators submit applications describing projects they have initiated or would like to create. Their applications are judged on their innovative teaching methods, creative educational projects, and ability to make a positive influence on the children they teach. Each year, 100 finalists are selected to receive $2,000 awards. Award checks are made payable jointly to the recipient and to his or her school. At least one award will be granted in each of the 50 United States, provided one or more qualified applications are received from each state. Of the 100 finalists, three are selected for additional financial awards - First Place gets an additional $25,000; 2nd Place gets an additional $10,000; and 3rd Place receives an additional $5,000. The 100 finalists are selected by Scholarship America (formerly Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America), a national nonprofit, educational support and student aid service organization. The top three award winners are chosen each year by ING's Educators Advisory Board, which consists of seven distinguished educators from across the United States. The application deadline is May 1, 2006. Winners will be announced in the fall. For further infomation or applicaiton forms, visit the website or contact Scholarship America at (800) 537-4180
Inspiration Software's Inspired Teacher ScholarshipsInspiration Software is committed to helping educators use graphic organizers and other visual learning tools to help students develop strong thinking and organizational skills and improve their academic performance. For 2005, Inspiration Software is offering two types of scholarships:
Deadline: All completed applications must be received on or before January 30, 2006. Scholarship recipients will be notified by March 15, 2006. For detailed information and guidelines, please visit the website.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship ProgramThis program awards 45 to 50 scholarships to seniors or recent graduates planning to attend graduate school in fall. Each award will cover a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $50,000 per year and the maximum length is six years. Students interested in this scholarship must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their institutions. To obtain this list or for more information, visit the website. Application deadline is May 1. Most colleges and universities, however, establish earlier internal deadlines for their receipt of applications. Students should check with their faculty representative for their campus deadline.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship ProgramEach year this program awards approximately 25 scholarships to students attending community colleges or two-year institutions and planning to transfer to four-year institutions. Each award covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the final two to three years of the baccalaureate degree. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $30,000 per year. Students interested in this scholarship must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Faculty Representative at their institutions. To obtain this list or for more information, visit the website. For the 2006 competition, applications must arrive at the Foundation on or before the February 1, 2006, deadline. Most colleges and universities, however, establish earlier internal deadlines for their receipt of applications. Students should check with their faculty representative for their campus deadline.
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist AwardThe goal of the Award is to identify and nurture talented young musicians whose lack of financial resources might otherwise impede their progress. Twenty-five student musicians will be selected annually to appear on the radio show and receive Cooke Young Artist Awards. Deadlines: September 1, 2005; November 1, 2005; and January 30, 2006 More information and application forms are available on the Award website.
Kaiser Foundation Media Internship ProgramThe Media Internship Program provides an initial week-long briefing on urban public health issues and health reporting in Washington, D.C. Interns are then based for ten weeks at their newspaper/TV station, typically under the direction of the Health or Metro Editor/News Director, where they report on health issues. The program ends with a 3-day meeting and site visits in Boston. The aim is to provide journalists or journalism college graduates with an in-depth introduction to and practical experience on the specialist health beat. This is a program for minority journalists. Strong writing skills and previous newsroom reporting experience are essential. Typically, interns selected are graduating from college and/or journalism school with quite considerable experience, including previous internships at a newspaper or TV station. Previous reporting experience and/or academic expertise in health, medical or science-related issues, or urban affairs, is clearly valuable, but not an absolute requirement. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. DeadlinesThe print media application deadline is on December 1, 2006. The broadcast application deadline is on January 1, 2007. For more information, visit the Kaiser Foundation website.
Kimmel Scholars ProgramThe Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research funds the Kimmel Scholars Program, which each year, through a distinguished board of cancer researchers, provides research grants to the nation's most promising young cancer researchers. To date there have been 85 recipients of these awards. The goal of the grant program is to improve the basic understanding of cancer biology and to develop new methods for the prevention and treatment of cancer. Deadline for submitting applications for the 2006 awards is Tuesday, December 6, 2005. Applicants for 2007 awards will be notified by mid-April, 2006. For more information on the award or to apply visit http://www.kimmel.org/About41.html
Kluge Center FellowshipsThe Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months. The Kluge Center is located in the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress and provides attractive work and discussion space for scholars. Residents have easy access to the library's specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington. The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world's largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints, and photographs are also available. Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences, or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible to apply. Exceptions may be made for individuals without continuous academic careers. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals. For applicants whose native language is not English, there must be evidence that the applicant is fluent in English. Up to 12 Kluge Fellowships will be awarded annually. Fellowships are tenable for periods from 6 to 11 months, at a stipend of $4,000 per month. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked August 15, in any given competition year. Additional information is avalable on the fellowship website.
Lance Armstrong Foundation/Research Proposals on CancerThe Lance Armstrong Foundation aims to fund research that is not readily fundable from traditional sources and encourages and supports the efforts of both established and young investigators in the early stages of their research careers. Since its inception, LAF has awarded more than $9.7 million in research grants. In 2006, proposals will be accepted in two areas: cancer survivorship and the basic and clinical science of testicular cancer. The foundation offers funding for Young Investigator Research Awards of up to $50,000 per year, and Research Awards of up to $75,000 annually, in the areas of cancer survivorship and testicular cancer research. Young investigators are defined as within eight years of completing a terminal degree or within five years of initiating independent research within a mentored laboratory, while general research awards support new research projects initiated by established investigators. All interested applicants must first submit a Letter of Intent. Instructions for completing an LOI will be available on the LAF Web site as of March 1, 2006. Deadline: April 24, 2006 (Letters of Intent)
Leadership for a Changing World AwardA program of the Ford Foundation, Leadership for a Changing World seeks to recognize, strengthen, and support leaders and to highlight the importance of community leadership in improving people's lives. Each year, the program recognizes U.S. leaders and leadership groups not broadly known beyond their immediate community or field. Nominated community leaders may work in fields that include economic development; community development; environment and environmental justice; human rights; citizen participation and government accountability; human development; sexual and reproductive health; education reform; youth development; religion and social change; arts and social action; and access to media, including new technologies. Awardees receive $100,000 over two years to support their programs or new work that is related to the initiatives for which they are being recognized. In addition, awardees receive $15,000 to explore new learning opportunities that support their work and are asked to participate in shared learning and networking opportunities and contribute to research and public discourse on leadership. Funds will be made available to the awardees' nonprofit charitable organizations or fiscal agents. To be eligible for the program, nominees must be working on social justice issues; working in organizations that are not considered grantmaking foundations; U.S. residents working on domestic issues; leaders who are not widely known outside their immediate community or field; involved in the area for which they are being nominated for at least four years; nominated by someone other than a family member, a board member, a staff member, or a consultant for the nominee's organization; and leaders with clear evidence of ongoing community collaboration. Awards will resume in 2007. For complete program information and nomination guidelines, see the program's Web site at http://www.leadershipforchange.org
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Legal FellowshipThe fellowship was created to support the continued development of individuals and associations that embrace the advancement of education, the practice of public interest, and diversity in the legal profession. Visit the fellowships website for more information.
Library Journal/Best Small Library in America Award GuidelinesThis yearly award honors the public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less. Members of the editorial board of Library Journal, librarians from around the country, and a representative from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will judge nominations based on key factors, including:
The winning library will receive a $10,000 cash award, a feature story in the Library Journal, membership, and conference costs for two library representatives to attend the Public Library Association Biannual Conference in 2006, and a gala reception at the conference. Nomination deadline: Nov. 1, 2006 For more information on eligibility and how to nominate a library, visit the Award website.
Library Journal/Thomson Gale Library of the Year AwardThs award honors the library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding community service. Members of the editorial board of Library Journal, representatives from Gale's Executive Committee and librarians from around the country will judge nominations based on three key factors: Creativity and innovation in developing specific community programs or a dramatic increase in library usage Leadership in creating programs that can be emulated by other libraries The winning library will receive a $10,000 cash award, a feature story in the Library Journal, and a gala reception at the American Library Association Annual Conference. Deadline for 2006: March 15. Additional information is available on the website.
Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship ProgramNow entering its eighteenth year, the the Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program is designed to help teachers and education professionals "become even more committed to helping Indiana's young people grow and learn with excitement and enthusiasm." Again this year, licensed teachers as well as principals and assistant principals in Indiana's public, private and parochial schools are eligible to apply. The Endowment will grant up to 120 awards of $8,000. Applications must be postmarked December 1. A full description of the program, including instructions for preparing applications, is available on the website.
MAEF's 2006 Scholarship ProgramMAEF awards scholarships to Maryland high school seniors who are pursuing a higher education in the visual arts. Each year, MAEF's statewide competition and annual art exhibit showcases the achievements of 25 gifted 12th graders. Scholarships range from $500 to $3,000 and will be presented at an awards ceremony at the Howard County Department of Education Gallery. Slide deadline: TBA Senior high school students from all Maryland public and private schools, who have applied for entry to an accredited college or university for advanced art studies in the visual arts, are eligible to apply for MAEF scholarships. If your school did not receive a 2006 scholarship poster by December 2005, please contact Mark Coates (mark_coates@hcpss.org).
Medical Student Summer Research Training in Aging ProgramTo encourage medical students - particularly budding researchers - to consider a career in academic geriatrics, this program awards short-term scholarships. The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has partnered with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and several foundations to continue and strengthen the original Hartford/AFAR Medical Student Geriatric Scholars Program. This program aims to provide medical students, early in their training, with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics, under the mentorship of top experts in the field. Students are introduced to research and academic experiences that they might not otherwise have during medical school. Deadline: February 7, 2006 More information is available on the program website, including guidelines and an on-line application.
Minerva Scholars ProgramThis program's goal is to provide California women with a means to further their personal and professional goals, while inspiring a desire to make community service an important part of their lives. Scholarships will provide $25,000 for the final two years of undergraduate study at a four-year college or university in California. Eligible applicants for the Minerva Scholars Program are women who:
Finalists will be selected on the basis of financial need, leadership and participation in community activities, past academic performance, statement of career and educational aspirations and goals, unusual personal or family circumstances, outside appraisal and an essay. The program will provide one scholarship for each of the four designated areas of study. Scholarship awards may fund comprehensive school costs, including tuition, fee, books and supplies, room and board, and estimated transportation costs, when applicable. Deadline: TBA. Final selection of applicants will be complete by the end of August 2005. For scholarship applications and additional information, visit the website or call (507) 931-1682.
Morris K. Udall FoundationEnvironmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Dissertation FellowshipsEach year the Foundation awards two Ph.D. dissertation fellowships of $24,000 to students whose work is in the areas of environmental public policy or environmental conflict resolution. Recipients must be in the final, writing year of their Ph.D. work and must submit a copy of their dissertation to the Udall Foundation at the end of the award year. Deadline for reciept of complete application packet, February 3. For more information, visit the website.
Ms. Foundation for WomenThe Ms. Foundation for Women funds in the areas of economic security; health and safety; and girls, young women and leadership. We also support organizing and public policy advocacy work that cuts across these issue areas. Requests for Proposals (RFPs) define the goals, objectives and timetables for each program initiative. For a list of currently open Requests for Proposals and a calendar of upcoming RFPs visit http://ms.foundation.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5.
NASA Explorer SchoolsSchools from across the country are eligible to apply online for an opportunity to partner with NASA in a program designed to bring engaging mathematics, science, and technology learning to educators, students, and families. Each spring, a three-year partnership is established between NASA and 50 new NASA Explorer School teams, consisting of teachers and education administrators from diverse communities across the country. The deadline for submission of the online application is January 31 of that year. Go to http://explorerschools.nasa.gov/portal/site/nes/ for more information.
National Board Scholarship ProgramAll scholarships (sponsored by a variety of companies and covering different locations and years) are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and are currently available for teachers pursuing National Board Certification. The National Board Scholarship Program (NBSP) was launched with founding support from Washington Mutual Foundation. For more information, visit the scholarship program website.
National Child Care Teacher AwardsCreated by TYLENOL® and The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation (TLLCCF), the National Child Care Teacher Awards aim to reward outstanding child care teachers for their commitment and dedication and emphasizes the importance of quality child care; stressing the need for funding and improvement throughout the system. Child care teachers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are invited to apply for this award. Fifty outstanding child care teachers will be honored with a $1,000 grant. Five hundred dollars is to implement their proposed project and five hundred dollars as a stipend to acknowledge the teachers special dedication. More information on the award is available on the website.
National Library Week GrantThe Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant will award $5,000 to a single library for the best public awareness campaign during National Library Week 2006. All types of libraries and library organizations are welcome to apply. This year's grant focuses on the National Library Week theme, "Change your world @ your library®. All proposals must use this theme. Funds are to be used to support the winner's National Library Week promotional activities as outlined in the application and cannot be used for capital expenses, such as books or equipment. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by October 17, 2005 For more information, visit the Grant website.
National Schools of Character ProgramThe National Schools of Character is an annual awards program recognizing K-12 schools and districts demonstrating outstanding character education initiatives that yield positive results in student behavior, school climate and academic performance. Selected schools and districts receive a cash award of $2,000, national recognition, and a featured position in CEP's National Schools of Character publication. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked December 5, 2005 For more information on criteria necessary to qualify or for an application form, please visit the website.
NEA Foundation GrantsGrants provided by the National Education Association Foundation. These grants are funded in part by Staples Recycle for Education. Learning & Leadership GrantsThe NEA Foundation provides $2,000 and $5,000 grants to public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty and staff in public higher education institutions for the purpose of engaging in high-quality professional development or implementing project-based learning and break-the-mold innovations that raise student achievement. Eligible applicants must follow the grant guidelines. The next application deadline is October 15, 2006. For more information on these grants, visit the Foundation Website. Student Achievement GrantsThese grants provide $5,000 with the aim of improving the academic achievement of students by engaging them in critical thinking and problem solving that deepens knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. (These grants replace the foundation’s Innovation Grants program, which has been discontinued.) The next application deadline is October 15, 2006. The next application deadline is October 15, 2006. For more information on these grants, visit the Foundation Website.
New Jersey Health InitiativesThis program is designed to improve health and health care in New Jersey communities as a reflection of the Foundation's commitment to its home state. This grant program will fund up to eight projects in 2006. Projects should represent innovative strategies designed to address one or more of the Foundation's objectives. Deadline: Oct 18, 2005 Visit the initiative website for more information.
New Voices FellowshipsNew Voices, inaugurated in 1999, is a national leadership development program that helps nonprofit organizations recruit or retain innovative, new talent. It awards salary-support grants to small nonprofits demonstrating a commitment to cultivating and strengthening the leadership potential of creative and diverse "new voices" in the field. Eligible organizations are US-based, and address key issues in fields related to justice and peace. Worth, on average, about $100,000, the two-year grants offer support for salary, fringe, financial assistance, and a professional development account. The host nonprofit organization also receives support to purchase a computer for the Fellow's use. A defining feature of the program is that the nonprofit and its prospective Fellow prepare the application together. Deadline for reciept of application: February 13, 2006 For more detailed information and application forms, visit the website at http://newvoices.aed.org
NIDA Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention ResearchThe National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has issued a call for research into the effects of drug abuse prevention and intervention. Novel approaches to drug abuse prevention and intervention, the effectiveness of active and recently retired initiatives, and a study of processes and methodology, are requested as part of this research program. Nonprofit, for-profit, public and private institutions and organizations, as well as any individual capable to meeting the terms and conditions of the grant, are eligible to apply. Grant amounts vary based on the specific program and availability of funds. Applications are reviewed on a rolling timetable. More information is available on the grant website.
Nike/Jordan Fundamentals Grant ProgramThis initiative, which has awarded $6 million in education grants to date, benefits, recognizes, and rewards teachers in underprivileged schools who strive beyond challenges and limited resources to achieve excellence through instructional creativity, innovative teaching and high learning expectation for students. The programhas been extended for an additional 5 years through 2009. Teachers working in grades 1-12 are now eligible, improved from the previously eligible teachers working in grades 6-12. The grant amount of $2,500 each will be given to 400 recipients, totaling $1 million annually donated to education. Of the 400 grants, 200 will go to teachers of grades 1-6, and 200 will go to teachers of grades 7-12. Deadline: June 30, 2006 More information is available on the Nike Jordan Fundamentals website.
Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund (NSRCF)The Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund, Inc. commemorates the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council by helping others pursue higher education and by fostering inter-ethnic relations. The Fund was established by second generation Japanese Americans, in a spirit of gratitude to the Council for the help given them during their World War II incarceration. The Council enabled the Nisei to continue their interrupted studies. Interest from the NSRCF endowment is awarded to Southeast Asian students to help cover expenses during their first year of college. Since 1983 the NSRCF has awarded more than $340,000 to 365 deserving students. Its endowment exceeds $650,000. The board of directors is committed to maximizing the funds available for scholarships, therefore administrative operations and awards ceremoinies are handled by volunteers. 95 percent of all donations go directly to the endowment; approximately 5 percent are used for operating costs and expenses. More information is available at http://www.nsrcfund.org
OCA Public InternshipsTo cultivate future leadership by providing opportunities for young Asian Americans to participate in the political process. Applicants must be a college or graduate student with an interest in public affairs, possess oral and written communication skills, and be able to commit to a minimum of 10 weeks. Internships available:
For more information on these internships, visit the OCA website.
OCA ScholarshipsThe Organization of Chinese Americans recognizes the lack of access to quality education and resources for underserved communities, including the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. Therefore, OCA currently administers five different scholarship programs for Asian Pacific American students and an annual essay contest. Avon Foundation ScholarshipsThe Avon Foundation Scholarship program is geared towards providing support for financially disadvantaged APA women who will be entering their first year of college. This program provided 15 scholarships of $2000 to its 2004 recipients. Application and materials to be announced March 2006. More information is available on the website. United Parcel Service Foundation Gold Mountain ScholarshipsThe focuses on APAs who are the first in their family to attend college. It provides 12 scholars an award of $2000 each. Application and materials to be announced March 2006. More information is available on the website. OCA-Verizon Foundation ScholarshipsIn 2002, OCA launched its partnership to sponsor a Verizon Foundation Scholarship program forfinancially disadvantaged APA high school seniors, providing 25 scholars $2000 each. Application and materials to be announced March 2006. More information is available on the website. OCA-AXA Achievement ScholarshipsIntroduced in 2004, this program is for APAs entering their first year of college. Six scholars will receive $2000 each. Application and materials to be announced March 2006. More information is available on the website. OCA-KFC National Essay ContestAsian Pacific American students between the grades 9-12 are participate in this Essay Contest. Essays need to answer a different question each year. Details on this year's question and the contest will be available February 2006 on the website. Awards are $1000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $300 for third place. Deadline and application materials to be announced March 2006. More information on OCA scholarships is also available on the OCA website.
Open Society Institute Community Fellowships ProgramThe Open Society Institute (OSI) established the Community Fellowships Program to encourage and support individuals who are creating innovative public interest projects that address critical social issues. The goal of the program is to provide individuals with an opportunity to apply their leadership in community-led projects that empower and improve the quality of public life. The program identifies and supports social change agents who engage their passion, ingenuity, and dynamism to remove social barriers by creating new opportunities for disadvantaged and marginalized communities. The program invests in viable public service projects that support social equity among all members of society. Community fellows work in a wide range of social change activities including, but not limited to, organizing, service delivery, and advocacy. Fellows have created projects in such diverse areas as health, the arts, workers' rights, civic participation, education, and economic justice. Fellows become a part of a growing network of service leaders exchanging ideas and resources to stimulate public discourse on progressive social issues. Since 1997, the Community Fellowships Program has supported over 135 public service leaders in New York City and Baltimore.
New York ProgramEach year the fellowships program enables up to 10 individuals to develop their projects in New York City during an 18-month period. The fellowships program seeks applicants from diverse backgrounds and communities who wish to employ their skills in creating innovative public interest projects. The fellowships program is open to all individuals who wish to use their skills to transform and empower communities. Individuals interested in applying should demonstrate a solid background of working with the proposed community they wish to serve. Please check back early in 2006. For detailed information and an application, visit the website.
Baltimore ProgramUp to 10 individuals are awarded a Community Fellowship to implement innovative projects that seek to improve the circumstances and capacity of a marginalized or disadvantaged community in Baltimore City. The 2006 Application deadline is April 7.
OSI International Policy FellowshipsThe International Policy Fellowships (IPF) program support analytical policy research in pursuance of open society goals such as the rule of law, democratic elections, diverse and vigorous civil societies, and respect for minorities. Each year IPF invites research proposals that address critical issues in the development of open societies. Successful applicants will demonstrate originality, sound project design, and the strong likelihood that their project will lead to significant impact on policy. IPF seeks to enhance the quality of policy research in the countries where the Soros foundations operate. It emphasizes independent research that is both rigorous and appreciative of practical implications. Analysis and evaluation of existing policy contexts should be based on explicit criteria, and fellows should be able to communicate their ideas and findings in a variety of professional and public settings. Deadline: October 10, 2005. Visit the fellowships website for more information.
Packer Policy Fellowships, Australian-American Health Policy Fellowships ProgramOn behalf of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing, The Commonwealth Fund has announced the Packer Policy Fellowships, an Australian-American Health Policy Fellowships Program. The program offers a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. health policy researchers and practitioners to spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting original research and working with leading Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries. In order to apply, applicants must submit a formal application, including a project proposal that falls within an area of mutual policy interest such as healthcare quality and safety, the private/public mix of insurance and providers, the fiscal sustainability of health systems, the healthcare workforce, and investment in preventive-care strategies. Packer Policy Fellowships are open to accomplished, mid-career health policy researchers and practitioners, including academics, physicians, decision-makers in managed care and other private organizations, journalists, and federal and state health officials. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The fellowships provide up to $50,000 (AUS) (plus family allowance) for six to ten months in Australia. Deadline: August 15, 2005 For a detailed program description, areas of interest, and eligibility requirements, see the 2006-07 Packer Policy Fellowships brochure on the program website.
Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation ScholarshipsPatsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002) served in the US Congress from 1965-1976 and again from 1990-2002, where she represented Hawaii 's 2nd Congressional District. The first woman of color elected to the US House of Representatives, she worked tirelessly for civil rights, women's rights, economic justice, civil liberties, peace, and the integrity of the democratic process. Established in 2003, the Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation aims to carry on some of Congresswoman Mink's most ardent commitments: educational access, support, and opportunity for low-income women, especially mothers; and educational enrichment for children. In 2004, the Foundation will offer 7 Education Support Awards of up to $2000 each to assist low-income women who are pursuing education or training. Applications for Education Support Awards are due July 1, 2006. Applications for small grants may be submitted at any time. These applications will be reviewed on the 1st and 15th of each month. Visit the website for more information.
Paul and Daisy Soros FellowshipsThe purpose of The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is to provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the donors and their family. The deadline for the 2006 selection round is November 1, 2005. For more information, or to apply online, please see http://www.pdsoros.org/.
Phi Alpha Delta Mini-Grants to Pre-Law and Law School ChaptersThe Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center (P.A.D P.S.C) is offering pre-law and law school chapters 25 mini-grants for violence prevention-focused National Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2005) projects. The mini-grants support the mission of the P.A.D.P.S.C. by teaching children and youth to resolve conflict without violence, and to prevent juvenile delinquency as a whole. P.A.D.P.S.C. uses Law-Related Education and Service Learning to address violence by and against youth for a safe, disciplined and drug-free schools and communities. Participating Chapters agree to:
The first 25 Pre-Law or Law School chapters that submit a completed application and agree to the eligibility requirements will be awarded a mini-grant of $200. Applications and additional information are available on-line at http://www.pad.org (click Public Service Center).
PPIA Public Policy & International Affairs Fellowship ProgramThe PPIA Fellowship Program provides students with a unique training experience over a seven-week period in graduate level courses at participating Junior Summer Institutes. This experience will enhance their leadership skills, guide them in their decisions about graduate school and expose them to the possibilities and various professional fields in public service. Each year over 100 students will be selected to become part of this exciting fellowship program that spans from junior year of college to graduate studies in public policy, public administration, international affairs or related fields.
To apply, applicants must:
2006 Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 1, 2006Applications are now available at www.ppiaprogram.org/app/. The following are start dates for each PPIA Junior Summer Institute:
For more information, please visit out website at www.ppiaprogram.org/app/ or contact us at ppia@ppiaprogram.org or call 202-496-0130 ext 206.
Presidential Freedom ScholarshipsThe Presidential Freedom Scholarships are designed to promote student service and civic engagement. Students from every high school in the United States are eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship through the program in honor of their outstanding service to the community. The annual college scholarship program, which will award up to 7,800 scholarships, is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service's Learn and Serve America Program. Since 1997, over 37,000 students from every state in the nation, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Department of Defense overseas schools have been recognized. Nominations are open to high school juniors or seniors during the 2004-05 academic year. The scholarship program provides $500 of the award, which must be matched with at least $500 from a community organization, civic group, or business. Students who complete at least 100 hours of community service, either through a school-based service-learning program or independently through service at a nonprofit or faith-based organization, are eligible to receive the scholarship. Final Deadline: Materials must be postmarked May 12, 2006. Additional information is available on the scholarship website.
Reebok Human Rights AwardEstablished in 1988, the Reebok Human Rights Award honors young people from the United States and around the world who have made significant contributions to the cause of human rights, often against great odds. The purpose of the award is to draw international attention to the awardees and to support their work in human rights. A $50,000 grant is given to further the work of each award recipient. Award candidates must be 30 years of age or younger by December 31, 2003. Candidates cannot advocate violence or belong to an organization that advocates violence, and must be working on an issue that directly relates to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Women and men of all races, ethnic groups, nationalities, and religions are eligible. The award is given to an individual, based on that individual's personal achievement and commitment. It is not given to groups of people, organizations, or as a memorial award to people who have died. Deadline: December 31, 2003. For details, see: http://www.reebok.com/humanrights
Reinhard Mohn Fellowship for Social EntrepreneursThe Reinhard Mohn Fellowship rewards and sponsors people with leadership qualities who have demonstrated enterprise, creativity and public spirit. The Reinhard Mohn Fellowship is Bertelsmann AG's unique concept for fostering social entrepreneurs. The program systematically promotes and trains the people behind socially relevant projects, people who have proven their ability in implementing them. We promote these people, not the projects they apply with. Unfortunately, we are unable to dispense any project sponsorship monies through the RMF. Every year and a half, five people are chosen from all over the world to complete a demanding 12-month Fellowship program at Bertelsmann AG. The Fellows are given the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and know-how through systematic training and a wide range of project work throughout the global media company, as well as to build far-reaching networks. The Reinhard Mohn Fellowship offers Fellows personal experiences in a fascinating international media company, a chance to work with inspiring personalities, a wealth of professional and expert knowledge about business and the media, and the opportunity to boost their personal and professional qualifications. Equipped with these tools, Fellows can build on their existing potential as social entrepreneurs to advance future projects in their social field of occupation. Bertelsmann will also introduce them to a successful management philosophy and corporate culture, to be carried over into other social sectors in the spirit of Reinhard Mohn. Spring 2007 Deadline: TBA For more information, visit the website.
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars ProgramThis program fosters the development of leaders who will transform health and health care in this country. These future leaders will be equipped to work with communities and to conduct innovative research as a result of the didactic and experiential learning they receive at each of four training sites. Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2006 For more information, visit the website.
Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows ProgramEach year the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program selects a cohort of approximately 20 qualified nurses in senior executive positions to participate in the three-year fellowships. Major components of the program include an advanced leadership curriculum, seminar and workshop sessions, pursuit of an individual learning plan, completion of an individual project, intensive coaching, and significant experience with a senior executive mentor. While the program allows Fellows to remain at their home institutions, program activities (including group sessions, coursework and preceptorships) will take Fellows away from their regular duties for four to six weeks per year. Fellows must secure a commitment from their home institutions for release time and continued compensation so they are free to attend and participate in all program activities. Application Deadline: February 1, 2006 Additional instructions and all application materials may be found at the program's Web site at www.enfp-info.org.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation GrantsEach year, the foundation awards approximately $370 million in grants. Two types of grants are offered: National Program Grants and Independent Grants. The structure and application procedures are different for each type, but proposals for both must meet the Foundation’s established funding area, eligibility and reporting requirements. National Program Grants are facilitated through a network of more than 80 National Programs that actively address one or more of the Foundation’s goals. Each National Program Office issues a Call for Proposals and has its own application procedures and reporting requirements. Independent Grants are awarded to projects that address one or more of the Foundation’s goals. These grants are awarded throughout the year. Proposals may be submitted at any time and have no deadlines. A listing of current Calls for Proposals and their respective deadlines are available on the website.
Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars ProgramThis program's goal is to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership and action to address the broad range of factors that affect health. The program is founded on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon collaboration and exchange among the social, behavioral and health sciences. The program is intended to produce leaders who will change the questions asked, the methods employed to analyze problems and the range of solutions offered to reduce population health disparities and improve the health of all Americans. Deadline: October 15, 2005 Visit the foundation website for more information.
Robert Wood Johnson Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research InitiativeThe Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) will generate, disseminate and translate research to improve the quality of care provided in hospitals. It will support interdisciplinary teams of nurse scholars and scholars from other disciplines to address gaps in knowledge about the relationship between nursing and health care quality. Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2006 For more information, visit the website.
Robert Wood Johnson Nursing Policy and Philanthropy FellowshipApplications are sought for a joint fellowship position in Nursing Policy and Philanthropy. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and serve as a faculty member at the Center for State Health Policy, a policy research unit of the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers. This fellowship aims to help RWJF shape a Nursing Workforce Agenda to support a new hospital environment where patient safety and quality of care are assured and nurses are satisfied, supported, and energized to “transform care at the bedside.” In addition, this new fellowship focuses on research and knowledge synthesis at a major research university to promote innovative health policy. Teaching is not a requirement of the position, although Rutgers University provides rich opportunities to participate in academic programs, including the College of Nursing. Deadline: September 30, 2005 For more information visit the fellowship website.
Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research ProgramThe Robert Wood Johnson Scholars in Health Policy Research Program is intended to help develop a new generation of creative thinkers in health policy research within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology. Each year, the program selects up to 12 highly qualified individuals for two-year fellowships at one of three nationally prominent universities with the expectation they will seek to make important research contributions to future health policy in the United States. Deadline: October 21, 2005 Visit the scholars website for more information.
Robert Wood Johnston Summer Medical and Dental Education ProgramThis is a new $12 million grant program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will fund up to ten sites to develop and implement a six-week academic enrichment program for undergraduate college students from minority groups, from rural areas, and from economically disadvantaged backgrounds who are interested in pursuing careers in medicine or dentistry. The program is committed to helping to create a well-trained, diverse physician and dentist workforce. All accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical and dental schools are eligible to apply. Universities that have medical and dental schools located on the same campus or in close proximity must apply as a partnership. Universities that have only a medical school or only a dental school, or universities in which the medical and dental schools are not in close proximity, may seek funds as individual applicants. Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to increasing diversity in medicine and/or dentistry and have a history of operating undergraduate pipeline programs. Applicants will be assessed based on their capacity to develop a six-week intensive educational program for eighty students that includes academic enrichment courses in the basic sciences and math, in writing, and in current topics in health, as well as their ability to match grant funds. A learning skills seminar, limited clinical exposure, and post-summer educational planning are also required. Up to ten sites will be funded at up to $300,000 a year for four years. Deadline: March 1, 2006 (Apply early as applicants are accepted on a rolling basis.) This program only accepts proposals submitted online. See the education program web site for complete program information and application procedures.
Rockefeller Foundation Humanities FellowshipsThe Smithsonian is hosting up to six fellows for each of three years to work on the theoretical development of the concept of cultural heritage. The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage-hosts the fellows. Fellows examine the relationship between cultural heritage and political representation (2004-05), economic pursuits (2005-06), the arts (2006-07), and the the economic dimensions (2005-2006) of the production, distribution, and/or consumption of cultural heritage. The fellows are humanities-oriented thinkers engaged in the work of academic institutions, public organizations, and cultural communities. Applicants for 2006-07 will be interested in developing ideas, principles, and frameworks for understanding the artistic dimension of cultural heritage. Keeping in mind the concern with grassroots cultural communities, applicants will focus their critical inquiry on such issues as cultural capital, intellectual property, community-based rights, cultural tourism, employment, and poverty reduction, and will demonstrate originality of approach and significant potential for making a contribution to the formulation of cultural heritage policy and practice. Applicants need not be U.S. citizens to be eligible, and approximately half of the fellows are drawn from outside the United States. Fellowships include a stipend and an allowance for travel to and from Washington, D.C., as necessary. Deadline for Leter of Interest for the 2006-2007 round is January 15, 2006. For more information on how to apply, visit the fellowships' website.
SAFE Student Public Awareness Campaign CompetitionSponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone) is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to ending the destruction of our shared cultural heritage and undiscovered past by raising public awareness. Through partnerships with academia, advertising, the media, and the legal and law enforcement communities, SAFE develops educational programs and media campaigns to inform the public about the irreversible damage that results from looting, smuggling, and trading illicit antiquities. SAFE's Student Competition, which is a part of this effort, is open to entrants worldwide who are interested in preserving history and art for future generations. The purpose of the competition is for advertising and design students to create public awareness ads for SAFE. All students enrolled in accredited two- or four-year colleges and other institutes of higher education anywhere in the world are eligible to enter. Both post-graduate and undergraduate-level students are welcome. First-, second-, and third-prize winners will be chosen, with the first-prize winner receiving a $250 award. Winning entries will be posted on the SAFE Web site and distributed worldwide, and all winners will be offered an opportunity to intern with SAFE. Deadline: October 3, 2005 Further information is available on the contest website.
Sallie Mae Fund ScholarshipsThe Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by student loan company Sallie Mae, will awards scholarships to help enroll students in college through its community-based initiative, Project Access. The fund seeks to help increase access to higher education for a diverse generation of Americans through its support of the following scholarship programs for ethnic minority and underserved students. The Sallie Mae Fund "Home Runs for College" Scholarships A partnership between The Sallie Mae Fund and the Washington Nationals major league baseball team, the purpose of the scholarship is to provide funds to students with financial need from the Washington, D.C. area. All scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $2,000. Deadline for postmarked envelope with all materials: November 1, 2005. Further information and application forms are available. The Sallie Mae Fund First in My Family Scholarship Program: Administered by the Hispanic College Fund, this program offers scholarships to Hispanic-American students who are first in their family to attend college. Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000. (Deadline: April 15, 2006.) The Sallie Mae Fund Unmet Need Scholarship Program: Intended to help financial-aid officers meet the needs of full-time undergraduate students whose financial-aid packages fall short by $1,000 or more, this program is open to families with a combined income of less than $30,000. Scholarship awards, ranging from $1,000 to $3,800, are intended to supplement, rather than substitute for, aid received from an institution. (Deadline: Postmarked May 31, 2006.) The Sallie Mae Fund American Dream Scholarship Program: Developed in partnership with the United Negro College Fund, this program offers scholarships to African-American students with demonstrated financial need. Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000. (Deadline: April 15, 2006.) The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund Scholarship Program: The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund was created in response to the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 . The scholarship program is open to children of those who were killed or permanently disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks who are enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at approved accredited institutions. Scholarship awards are available up to $2,500 per applicant per school year and may be renewed on an annual academic basis subject to satisfactory academic progress. (Deadline: Open) In addition, the Sallie Mae Fund awards one $1,000 scholarship to a future college student at each of its nationwide "Paying for College" programs, a free informational workshop series. To be eligible for a Sallie Mae Fund scholarship, students must be accepted and enrolled at an accredited, Title IV- eligible, postsecondary two- or four-year college or university, vocational, or technical school in the United States or Puerto Rico and meet program-specific eligibility requirements. Deadline: Various For a complete listing of 2005 scholarship guidelines, criteria, and application procedures, visit the Sallie Mae Fund Web site.
SeaWorld/Busch Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence AwardsSince 1993, the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks have presented the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens/Fujifilm Environmental Excellence Awards to recognize the outstanding efforts of K-12 students and teachers across the United States who are working at the grassroots level to protect and preserve the environment. In 2004, the awards program was expanded to include community groups who are protecting planet Earth. The program provides school and community groups with a monetary award, national recognition, and other prizes. Eight projects will be selected. Each winning group will receive an award of $10,000 to benefit their project; an all-expenses-paid trip for three students and one adult leader to SeaWorld Orlando for a special awards event; a Fujifilm digital camera; t-shirts to share with school and community partners; and an award trophy and certificates for every student/group leader participant. From the eight winning projects, one outstanding environmental educator/leader will be recognized. That person will receive an award of $5,000; an all-expenses-paid trip for themselves and one guest to SeaWorld Orlando for a special awards event; a Fujifilm digital camera; an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2006 National Science Teachers Association national conference; and an award trophy and certificate. Because this is an awards program and not a grant, project applicants should be able to demonstrate significant accomplishments that have occurred prior to the application deadline. All schools (grades K-12) in the United States are eligible to apply. Deadline: November 30, 2005 For more information, visit the Excellence Awards website.
SHOPA Kids In Need Teacher GrantsThese grants provide K-12 educators with funding to help them in providing innovative learning opportunities for their students. The SHOPA Kids In Need Foundation aims to engage students in the learning process by supporting the nation's most creative and important educational resource —; teachers. Teacher Grant awards range from $100 to $500 each and are used to finance creative classroom projects. Typically, 170-200 grants are awarded each year. All certified K-12 teachers in the US are eligible. The Teacher Grant applications go through a four-tiered assessment process. The applications are judged according to the rubric which emphasizes innovativeness and merit, clarity of objectives, replication feasibility, suitability of evaluation methods, and cost effectiveness. Members of the Foundation's Teacher Grants Committee complete the final round of evaluation of the grant applications in late October. Winning projects are put in the form of lesson plans and are published as a Best Practices Guide. The Guide is distributed to other teachers through the Kids In Need Resource Centers and from the Foundation office. Deadline for Applications: September 30, 2005 For more details, visit the Teacher Grant website.
Skin Cancer Foundation Grant ProgramThe Skin Cancer Foundation annually provides funding for basic research, clinical studies, and educational programs related to skin cancer. Projects are selected based on their applicability to the foundation's mission of reducing the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of skin cancer. The foundation's grant program is intended to fund pilot projects that, if successful, can be further developed in order to be eligible for larger grants from other sources. Research must be conducted at medical institutions within the United States. Preference is given to projects that address, at the basic science and clinical level, improved methods of prevention, detection, and treatment of skin cancers. Because the amounts of the grants are small ($5,000 to $10,000), it is the foundation's policy not to fund overhead or indirect costs. Deadline for Reciept of Applications: October 13, 2006 Visit the foundation's website for complete application guidelines and an application form, as well as information on previously funded projects.
Skoll Awards for Social EntrepreneurshipThe Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional responsibility, social and economic equality, peace and security. These issues are at the heart of the Foundation’s vision: empowering people to create a peaceful, prosperous, sustainable world. Skoll social entrepreneurs are innovators who have achieved proof of concept, are poised to replicate or scale up toward systemic social change and have a message that will resonate with those whose resources are crucial to advancing large-scale, long-term solutions. The Skoll Awards are designed for leaders who will find and contribute value in a peer network committed to continuous learning and in adding their stories to the Foundation’s ongoing celebration of the power of social entrepreneurs. For more information, visit the award website.
Soros Justice FellowshipsThe Soros Justice Fellowships for 2006 will support individuals through two programs: the Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowships and the Soros Justice Media Fellowships. The Advocacy Fellowships have two distinct tracks. Track I supports new and emerging advocates with two to five years of advocacy experience. Track II supports seasoned leaders with a minimum of ten years experience in their fields and five years of advocacy experience. The Media Fellowships support mid-career and veteran print journalists, filmmakers, and individuals with unique voices proposing writing projects. Soros Justice Advocacy FellowshipsThe Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowships goal is to fund outstanding individuals including lawyers, advocates, grassroots organizers, and activist academics to initiate innovative projects that will have a measurable impact on one or more of the U.S. Justice Fund's criminal justice priorities. The program seeks to identify and nurture emerging and seasoned leaders at either the local or national level. Projects may range from litigation to public education to coalition-building to grassroots mobilization to action research, and must identify a clear policy goal. Advocacy Fellowships are 18 months in duration and may be implemented in conjunction with large or small not-for-profit organizations. Fellows are expected to work full-time on their projects during the term of the fellowship. Deadline: October 14, 2005. Visit the Advocacy fellowship website for more information. Soros Justice Media FellowshipsThe Soros Justice Media Fellowships aims to support mid-career and veteran print journalists, filmmakers, and individuals with unique voices proposing writing projects. The program seeks to improve the quality of media coverage and representation of issues at the core of the U.S. Justice Fund's criminal justice priorities. The program intends to mitigate the time, space, and market constraints that often discourage journalists from pursuing in-depth stories. Media Fellowships are one year in duration and support journalism, film, and video post-production and dissemination and writing projects. Media Fellowships are 12 months in duration. Fellows are expected to make their projects the major focus of their work during the term of the fellowship. Deadline: October 14, 2005. Visit the Media fellowship website for more information.
Southeast Asian Studies Summer InstituteSEASSI is an eight-week (June 19 through August 11, 2006) intensive language training program for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals. For the summers 2005 through 2009, SEASSI will be held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Instruction is offered in the following languages at the first, second and third year levels: Burmese, Hmong, Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese. Scheduling of classes is contingent on sufficient enrollment, especially at the upper levels. Each language course is equivalent to two semesters of study, with full academic year credit. Instruction is given in small individualized groups taught by a team consisting of a coordinator (usually a linguist specializing in Southeast Asian language pedagogy) and teachers who are native speakers of that language. The Hmong, Lao, Khmer Heritage Language Project provides classes for undergraduate or graduate students who are Hmong-American, Lao-American, or Cambodian-American who are committed to the study of the language of their heritage. Application deadline: April 3 For application materials and deadlines, visit the SEASSI website.
Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship ProgramThe Surdna Foundation invites arts teachers from specialized, public arts high schools to apply for funding for artistic development through its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program. The program offers teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own creative work, interact with other professional artists, and stay current with new practices. Visit the fellowship website for more information.
Switzer Environmental Fellowship ProgramThe goal of the Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program is to support highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies are directed toward improving environmental quality and who demonstrate leadership in their field. Awards have been made to students pursuing environmental policy studies, economics, engineering, public health, and law as well as the more traditional sciences: biology, chemistry and physics. Technical knowledge, analytical skills and environmental experience are important components of a successful application, regardless of field of study. DeadlinesFor Nominations: Friday, January 6, 2006 For Applications: Friday, February 17, 2006 Visit the website for more information.
Talbots Women's Scholarship FundTalbots Women's Scholarship Fund, a program of the Talbots Charitable Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women determined to finally get that college degree. Five women will each be awarded $10,000 scholarships and 50 women will each be awarded $1,000 scholarships. All applicants must be seeking an undergraduate degree from an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or vocational-technical school. Only applicants seeking a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university are eligible to receive a $10,000 award. Scholarship awards are based primarily on financial need and previous achievements for women who earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago. The postmark deadline is January 3, 2006. For more details, see: www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp
Templeton Advanced Research ProgramWith funding support from the John Templeton Foundation, the Metanexus Institute has announced the $4.6 million Templeton Advanced Research Program. The primary goal of this new program is to foster innovative research into the scientific scope and impact of religion and spirituality. A second goal is to encourage the development of creative insights into the forces that shape and expand world religions and the human conceptualization of God. The program has issued a call for proposals in three distinct areas: 1) A competition for two grant awards of $1 million over three years in the area of Religion, Spirituality, Healing, and Health Outcomes; 2) A competition for two grant awards of $1 million over three years in the area of Religion, Spirituality, and Human Flourishing; and 3) A competition for four grant awards of $150,000 over two years in the area of Competitive Dynamics and Cultural Evolution of Religions and God Concepts. Interested and qualified scholars from a variety of academic disciplines and from any country are invited to submit a Letter of Intent. Principal Investigators submitting an LOI must have some affiliation with a major university, academic or research center, private lab, or nonprofit organization. Proposals from unaffiliated individuals will not be accepted, nor will payments be made to individuals. Deadline: August 1, 2005 (Letters of Intent) Visit the Metanexus Institute website for complete program guidelines, information on each of the three issue areas, and application procedures.
Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation, National Child Care Teacher AwardsThe Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that funds non-sectarian, nonprofit child care programs dedicated to excellence, is seeking applications for the National Child Care Teacher Awards Sponsored by Tylenol, a program open to child care teachers throughout the fifty states and the District of Columbia. The awards are designed to acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality child care. Applicants are required to design a project for their classroom that demonstrates the educational, social, and emotional benefits for the children and illustrates the critical role of the teacher. Capital improvements to centers/homes will not be considered. Fifty teachers will be selected for their commitment and dedication to the children they serve. Award recipients will each receive a grant totaling $1,000 -- $500 as a stipend to acknowledge each child care teacher's special dedication in the face of low wages, and $500 to fund the project they designed. Eligible applicants must be employed in a home, group, or center-based program that is fully compliant with local and state regulations for child care programs. Applicants must have been working in their current regulated program for at least three years by November 26, 2005. (It is acceptable to apply having worked for the same child care entity for three years in more than one location.) If an applicant is connected to a U.S. military child care facility, the applicant must have been working in the current location for a minimum of 12 months. Applicants also must work a minimum of 35 hours-a-week (with the same children), 12 months-a-year, at a facility that is open a minimum of 10 hours-a-day, 5 days-a-week, 12 months-a-year. Deadline: December 2, 2005 Visit the website for complete eligibility information and application procedures.
The Broad Residency in Urban EducationThe Broad Residency in Urban Education is a two-year management training program for talented emerging executives seeking to ultimately lead urban school districts. Designed for graduates from the top business, law and public policy schools who have at least four years of work experience in the private and nonprofit sectors, The Broad Residency places participants immediately in managerial positions in the central operations of urban school districts. This program is aimed at giving up-and-coming talent a high-level entry into the field of urban public education. Residents earn annual salaries of $80,000 to $90,000 and attend a series of professional development sessions over the course of the two years. At the conclusion of the two-year program, we expect that school districts will hire Residents permanently in their current positions or promote them into more senior leadership posts. The Broad Residency includes 30 Residents in 13 urban school districts and three educational management organizations across the country. These aspiring leaders report directly to the superintendent or a top cabinet member and lead major projects such as opening new schools, leading district budgeting processes and improving the management of human resources. For more information or an application form visit the website. Deadlines for the next round will be announced in October 2006. The Summer ResidencyThe Broad Center has expanded its program to include an internship for MBA students during the summer between their first and second years. In this 10-week summer internship, Broad Summer Residents will work with current full-time Broad Residents on specific initiatives in operations, finance, strategy and human resources. Districts around the country will participate in the Summer Residency program.In 2005, Summer Residents were placed in the following cities: Boston, Chicago, New York, Oakland and Wilmington. Summer Residents will be paid $1,200 each week for a total summer salary of $12,000. The Broad Center will pay 75 percent of the salary, and the host district will pay 25 percent. We encourage Summer Residents to apply to their schools' non-profit scholarship funds for additional financial support. Deadline: January 15, 2006 For more information or an application form visit the website.
The Dana FoundationThe Dana Foundation, established in 1950 by the industrialist, philanthropist, and legislator Charles A. Dana, is a private philanthropic foundation with principal interests in science, health, and education. The Foundation's current areas of emphasis are in immunology and neuroscience research and in K-12 education, particularly the training of professional artists teaching in the public schools. Specific grantmaking programs in these areas are the basis for decisions on grant applications. No applications are considered apart from these grant programs. Information on current grants and how to apply can be obtained from the website, http://www.dana.org
The Lannan FoundationSince 1983, Lannan Foundation has awarded over five thousand grants to various literary and visual artists, cultural preservation and social justice. The foundation firmly believes in the importance of fostering creativity, diversity, and innovation.
The New Voices Fellowship ProgramThe New Voices Fellowship Program is a capacity-building and leadership development grant program that assists nonprofit organizations and professionals entering the fields of human rights and international cooperation. Sponsored program areas include international human rights, women's rights, racial justice, migrant and refugee rights, peace and security, foreign policy, and international economic policy. The fellowship covers the salary and other expenses of the fellow for a year, then 75% for the second year. Note that this is generally for U.S.-based NGOs with annual budgets of less than $2 million, and is a joint application between the NGO and the individual. For more information visit http://newvoices.aed.org/mission.html
The Peace Development Fund for Social JusticeThe Peace Development Fund makes grants to organizations and projects working to achieve peaceful, just and interdependent relationships among people and nations. It believes that the change in values needed to establish a more just and peaceful world will come about only if it is strongly rooted in local communities. Deadline: September 1, 2006 For more information, visit the Peace Development Fund.
The Prudential Spirit of Community AwardsThese awards honor young people in middle level and high school grades for outstanding volunteer service to their communities. Created in 1995 by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the awards constitute the United States' largest youth recognition program based solely on volunteering. Over the past ten years, the program has honored more than 60,000 young volunteers at the local, state and national level. Deadline: October 31, 2006 Application forms and further information is available on the Community Award Website.
The Racial Justice CollaborativeThe Racial Justice Collaborative is a partnership of private and corporate foundations, family foundations and individual donors that share a commitment to support and learn from communities seeking racial justice. The collaborative will provide grants to partnerships involving lawyers and community organizations that are using legal and non-legal tools to achieve equity and fairer policies for communities marginalized by race, ethnicity, and immigrant or citizenship status. A precursor to the establishment of the Racial Justice Collaborative was the report, Louder Than Words: Lawyers, Communities and the Struggle for Justice, a three-year assessment of the state of civil rights litigation today. The report, commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, found that despite civil rights laws, structural barriers to opportunities, resources and policymaking—particularly for minorities—remain embedded in political and economic systems.
The Sector Skills AcademyThe Sector Skills Academy provides an opportunity for experiential learning with practical application for present and future work in the sector field (industry-specific workforce development approaches). To maximize learning and ensure a comfortable, collegial environment, the number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 24. The Academy consists of four, three-day workshops between June 2005 and July 2006 designed for participants to acquire new skills, engage in peer exchange and benefit from relationships with mentors. Faculty and mentors will be drawn from experienced leaders in the field of sectoral employment development. As part of the Academy, each participant will be expected to design and ready for implementation a new or enhanced sector initiative that can be instituted in his/her own organization. Applications must be received by March 24, 2006. Detailed information is available on the academy website.
The Spencer Foundation — Major Grants ProgramThe Spencer Foundation investigates ways in which education, broadly conceived, can be improved around the world. It is dedicated to the belief that research is necessary to the improvement in education. The Foundation is thus committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and training programs and related activities. The Foundation's Major Research Grants Program supports research projects requiring more than $40,000. Research projects vary widely, ranging from medium-sized studies that can be completed within a year by an individual researcher to more extensive collaborative studies that last several years. Funding Priorities: Beginning in March 2005, the Major Grants program will accept preliminary proposals that fit within one or more of four areas of inquiry:
In addition to proposals in these defined areas, the foundation will continue to accept field-initiated proposals outside these areas. Deadlines: continuously for preliminary proposals, 4 times a year for full proposals. For more details, visit the program website.
The Spencer Foundation Dissertation FellowshipsThe Spencer Foundation's Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world. Although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline or professional field. Candidates should be interested in pursuing further research in education once the doctorate is attained. Applicants need not be citizens of the United States; however, they must be candidates for the doctoral degree at a graduate school within the United States. Deadline: November 1, 2005 More information and application forms and proceedures are available on the program website.
Toshiba America FoundationThe mission of the Toshiba America Foundation is to contribute to the quality of science and mathematics education in U.S. communities by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve science and mathematics education for students in grades K-12. The Foundation offers the following two grant programs:
DeadlinesApplications are accepted year round for grants under $5,000. Applications are due October 1st for K-6. Applications are due February 1st and August 1st for grants over $5,000 for the 7-12 program. For more information, visit the website.
Toyota International Teacher ProgramToyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) offers secondary school teachers a unique opportunity to travel to Japan through the Toyota International Teacher Program. During this short-term study program, participants will be introduced to Japan's past and present, and consider selected global issues that impact industrialized nations. The program will focus on four major themes — history, education, environment and technology — and how these affect industry and society. The Toyota International Teacher Program offers teachers a chance to learn about Japan's culture, history and education system, as well as its approach to issues such as technology and the environment. An exciting addition to the June 2005 program includes a two-day visit to the 2005 World Expo in Aichi, Japan, which is being sponsored by Toyota. The Expo focuses on how the global community is dealing with environmental issues, natural resources and energy. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked January 09, 2006. Visit the website for more information.
Toyota Tapestry Grant ProgramThe Toyota TAPESTRY grant program, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and administered by the National Science Teachers Association, will award 50 grants of up to $10,000 each and a minimum of 20 "mini-grants" of $2,500 each are available to K-12 teachers of science residing in the United States or U.S. territories. All middle and high school science teachers and elementary teachers who teach some science in the classroom are eligible. "Science teacher" is defined as anyone who spends at least 50% of his/her classroom time teaching science or teaches a minimum of two science classes per day. Elementary teachers who teach science in a self-contained classroom setting or as teaching specialists are eligible. Deadline: January 19, 2006 For more details, visit the website.
U.S. Department of Labor/Secretary Elaine L. Chao Student Internship ProgramThe Secretary Elaine L. Chao Student Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to learn about how federal government agencies operate and to interact with the leaders of various agencies within DOL. Students can participate in weekly brown bag lunch discussions, attend agency presentations, and work on projects assigned to them by their agency. Previous interns have had opportunities to work in a variety of areas including public affairs, speechwriting, and outreach programs. Students will also be delegated general administrative duties, and should have strong writing and research skills. Deadlines:
For more information about the program and the application process, please visit the website.
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U.S. Government Academic Competitiveness Grant and SMART GrantThese grants aim to encourage students to take more challenging courses in high school — making success in college more likely, according to research — and to pursue college majors in high demand in the global economy, such as science, mathematics, technology, engineering and critical foreign languages. Academic Competitiveness GrantThis grant will provide up to $750 for the first year of undergraduate study and up to $1,300 for the second year of undergraduate study to full-time students who are U.S citizens, eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, and who had successfully completed a rigorous high school program, as determined by the state or local education agency and recognized by the Secretary of Education. Second year students must also have maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0. SMART (National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent) GrantA National SMART Grant will provide up to $4,000 for each of the third and fourth years of undergraduate study to full-time students who are U.S. citizens, eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, and majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering or in a foreign language determined critical to national security. The student must also have maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in coursework required for the major. Go to the grants website for more information on either program.
UCLA Postdoctoral/Visiting Scholar Fellowship Program in Ethnic StudiesThe UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC), in cooperation with UCLA's four Ethnic Studies Research Centers — American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche Center for African American Studies, and Chicano Studies Research Center — offers fellowships to postdoctoral scholars in support of research about these groups. The fellowship includes a stipend (which can be used as a sabbatical supplement) that ranges from $30,000 to $35,000, research support of up to $4,000, and health benefits. Generally, appointments are for a 9-month period beginning September 1 or October 1. For 2005-2006, the IAC will offer one or two fellowships that focus on intergroup or comparative research on two or more of these communities in a local, national, or global context. The acceptance of a fellowship carries with it the commitment to make a contribution to the research activities of the sponsoring Ethnic Studies Research Center. In some cases, Fellows/Scholars will also teach a 10-week seminar based on their research. Fellows/Scholars must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and hold a Ph.D. from an accredited college or university at the time of appointment. UCLA faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students are not eligible to apply. Deadline for reciept of completed applications is January 14, 2005. Recipients will be notified in early April. NOTE: Offer of Fellowship is contingent upon funding availability. For further information and applications, please go to the Institute's website. You can also contact the IAC Coordinator at the Institute of American Cultures, 1237 Murphy Hall, (310) 825-1233, or email: IACcoordinator@gdnet.ucla.edu
USA Funds Access to Education ScholarshipsThe program will assist students in achieving their higher-education goals by awarding a total of up to $3 million in new scholarships to qualified students who demonstrate financial need. Additionally, up to 50 percent of the scholarship awards will be targeted to applicants who are members of an ethnic-minority group or have a documented physical disability. Applicants who are selected to receive scholarships through the program will be awarded the following amounts:
The scholarships may be renewed annually, if the student maintains a 2.5 grade-point average on a four-point scale, until the continuously enrolled student receives a degree or certificate, or until the total award to the student reaches $6,000. An online application for the scholarship programs will be available on the Web site beginning Jan. 2, 2006. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2006. For more information visit the scholarship website.
Volvo for Life AwardsIntroduced in December 2002 by Volvo Cars of North America, the Volvo for Life Awards honor ordinary people who do the extraordinary. Beginning this year, the awards will be made in three categories: Safety, Quality of Life, and Environment. Recipients of the award will have taken extraordinary measures to contribute to the common good in at least one of these areas. The program seeks nominees who act beyond the ordinary requirements of their profession or daily routine, and will pay special attention to efforts that benefit many people, improve the natural environment, or help an underserved community. Originality, creativity, initiative, and impact will also be taken into account. A nominee's achievements, which might involve a single extraordinary act or be part of an ongoing project, must have occurred at least in part during the past calendar year. The program will name three finalists in each of the three categories. One winner per category will be selected to receive $50,000 for the charity of his/her choice, while the remaining six finalists will receive $25,000 for a charity of their choice. One Grand Award Winner will also receive the use of a Volvo for life. In addition, there will be an award of 25,000 contributed to the charity selected by the recipient of the Butterfly Award. More information is available on this special award. With the exception of the Butterfly Award, which has it's own criteria, all U.S. citizens or legal residents of the U.S. of any age, including U.S. citizens living abroad, are eligible to submit nominations for the awards. Deadline for 2006 Nominations: January 15, 2006 Visit the Volvo for Life Awards Web site for complete nomination guidelines and procedures at http://www.volvoforlifeawards.com/
Wellstone Fellowship for Social JusticeThe Wellstone Fellowship, created by Families USA in honor of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone, is a year-long, full-time, salaried position. The fellow will be engaged in health care advocacy work in Families USA's office in Washington, D.C., where he or she will learn about Medicare, Medicaid, efforts to achieve universal coverage, and other important health policy issues. Specifically, the fellow will be engaged in Families USA's outreach to and mobilization of communities of color. Through this work, the fellow will also learn about conducting health care campaigns, and part of his or her time will be spent working with state-based health care advocacy organizations. Applications, including required supporting materials, must be received by Families USA no later than January 6 of that year. Application information and forms are available. For more information on the fellowship itself, go to http://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Wellstone_Fellowship_About Throughout his Senate career, Senator Paul D. Wellstone built a reputation as an advocate for social justice and as an outspoken champion for those who lacked a voice in the national arena. The Wellstone Fellow provides a unique opportunity to honor Senator Wellstone's memory by promoting equity in health care.
White House FellowshipsFounded in 1964, the White House Fellows program is America's most prestigious program for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional young men and women first-hand experience in the process of governing the Nation and a sense of personal involvement in the leadership of society. White House Fellows typically spend a year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House Staff, the Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors, and trips to study U.S. policy in action both domestically and internationally. Fellowships are awarded on a strictly non-partisan basis. The deadline for applications is February 1 of the same year. Application forms and information are currently available. For additional information on the program, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/fellows/
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority StudentsThe Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, a grantmaking program of the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times annually. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with the Fund. Through this program, the Fund seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues relating to philanthropy, volunteerism, and nonprofit organizations. Recipients may arrange with their colleges or universities to receive academic credit for this experience. In his or her internship, the Hearst Fellow undertakes general research and program support for the Fund's grantmaking and outreach efforts. Requirements:
The student must be able to intern for 10-15 weeks at the Washington, DC, office of the Aspen Institute. We generally expect that Fall and Spring internships will be part-time (10-20 hours per week) and Summer internships will be full-time. All travel and housing costs must be covered by the student.
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William Randolph Hearst Foundation U.S. Youth Senate ProgramThe Foundation will pay all expenses for the Washington Week award $5,000 college scholarships for undergraduate studies. Two student leaders from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity will spend a week in Washington experiencing their national government in action. Students will visit Capitol Hill, the White House, Supreme Court, Pentagon and State Department. Deadlines for application vary from state to state. For more information visit the website at http://www.hearstfdn.org/ussyp/
Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the CommunityThe Hitachi Foundation presents the Yoshiyama Award each year to ten high school seniors from around the United States in honor of their community service activities. It is not a scholarship program. The award recognizes exemplary service and community involvement rather than academic achievement. Activities must foster longer term community change and be focused in socially and/or economically isolated communities. The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000. Recipients are invited to participate in a special award ceremony in Washington, D.C., and a retreat with other awardees. High school seniors from the United States and U.S. territories are eligible to be nominated for the award. The Hitachi Foundation accepts nominations annually from people directly familiar with the nominee's social contribution such as community leaders, service providers, teachers, school principals, or members of the clergy. Self-nominations and nominations from family members (parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles) will not be accepted. Deadline for nomination: April 3, 2006 Pre-qualification and nomination forms are available online.
Youth Leaders for LiteracyYouth Leaders for Literacy is a yearly initiative of the National Education Association (NEA) and Youth Service America (YSA) to help youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into reading-related service projects. During the six-week program period and beyond, we hope to create a groundswell of literacy service in communities across the country. The NEA and Youth Service America developed the Youth Leaders for Literacy program to encourage and celebrate literacy service of our nation's young people, and to provide them with resources to conduct reading-related activities that benefit others. For more information on how to apply visit the website.
Youth Service America AwardsVarious grants and awards support and motivate youth, teachers, service-learning coordinators, and youth-serving organizations to plan and implement projects for National Youth Service Day and on-going service throughout the year. Note: Deadlines vary with each grant. YSA Youth Venture FundingTwenty five awards of up to $1,000 in start-up funds will be available to young people (ages 12-20) who want to create new, sustainable and civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses ("Ventures"). These Ventures must be youth-led and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. Check back in mid-February for deadlines. Specific information at www.youthventure.org/ysa. Disney Minnie GrantsYouth Service America and Disney are offering the Disney Minnie Grants for youth across the globe. These grants of $500 are for youth (ages 5-14), or the teachers, schools, and organizations that engage them to implement service projects on National and Global Youth Service Day, April 21-23, 2006. To learn more, visit the website. The deadline is January 13, 2006. For more information, visit the website.
YouthActionNet AwardYouthActionNet is now giving awards to youth leaders and their emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities. These youth-led projects should have clearly defined goals and have potential for growth or further replication. Final selections are made following a peer review process in which previous award winners select the next round of awardees. Award recipients will receive US$500 and are eligible to participate in an international capacity-building workshop. The award is open to all young people aged 18 - 29; individuals applying must have a leadership role in a youth-led initiative that works to create positive change in their community; and applications must be written in English.
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